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Personal cellphone data end up for sale

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Post by Demonio Wed May 12, 2010 10:44 am

Personal cellphone data end up for sale at Mexican flea market

The government had asked everyone to register their phones, but many refused, citing fears of spying or other misuse of the data. It turns out they were right.
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Post by Intercasa Wed May 12, 2010 12:23 pm

This really means little. With Facebook and the ecurp page you can get the same info for free. With Mexican institutions requiring originals and proof of residence, the threat of misuse is much less than NOB.
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Post by Demonio Wed May 12, 2010 12:40 pm

I agree with you that for those who are cyberspace knowledgeable, others personal information is but a few key strokes away. I just found the news story interesting since many warned that the requirement to register phones was fool hearty and they were proven right. As far as I know, no one's phone was disconnected. This is sort of like the FMM rumors that you'll be tracked and can't visit MX for more than 180 days per year. IMO it'll never happen and if it does, MX will reverse itself when they realize they're cutting off their nose to spite their face -- in terms of lost tourist dollars. Confusing and not well thought out. The last thing MX should consider doing is confusing the hand that feeds it. Like there already isn't enough reluctance for tourism with the MX war on drugs and its associated violence.
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Post by Intercasa Wed May 12, 2010 1:13 pm

I have 2 friends who had phones turned off and I helped them register with my CURP to get them turned back on the same day.
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Post by Guest Thu May 13, 2010 2:05 pm

Why would someone buy this list? What can they do with the information that they get? Is there a reason for us to be concerned? Zoey

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Post by bobnliz Thu May 13, 2010 5:14 pm

So Spencer, if you can register your friends' phones using your CURP (Is that a number, or what?) what good is registering? Sorry, but I'm still a bit confused about all this. Thanks, Lizzy
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Post by David Thu May 13, 2010 5:59 pm

The cell phone registration IS a bit confusing. The registry itself is confused too. Apparently 10s of thousands of phones were registered using fictious names and numbers. I suppose it will get sorted out over time, who knows?
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