Security in Computing 5th Edition by Shari Lawrence Pfleeger, Charles P Pfleeger, Jonathan Margulies

Exercise 4

Suppose a telephone company maintained records on every telephone call it handled, showing the calling phone number; the called phone number; and the time, date, and duration of the call. What uses might the telephone company make of those records? What uses might commercial marketers make? What uses might a rival telephone company make? What uses might a government make? Which of those uses violate individuals’ privacy rights?

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Third Party Call Detail Storage

The problem speculates on the use of Third Party Call Detail Storage. The telephone company maintains call records on all calls using its services. The details of the records are given below:

• Caller Number

• Called Number

• Call Time and Date

• Call Duration