< %=imgalt%>
US Elections Calendar ~ Pervez Musharraf ~ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ~ Other International News
Home / International News / Press Releases / 2006 / May / May 19, 2006
Phone Company Announces System To Protect The Privacy Of Telephone Records From The Government's Prying Eyes

Top News

Chiranjeevi launches names his new political party - Praja Rajyam

Lalu Prasad conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Bihar

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia may be released next week

Bollywood flick Tahaan releases across the country

New RBI Governor Subbarao takes charge

Sports Minister Gill hopes India will win more medals at 2012 London Olympics

Hallucinations are caused by a transient form of blindness

Lap-and-shoulder seat belts as safe as child safety seats for kids

Phone Company Announces System To Protect The Privacy Of Telephone Records From The Government's Prying Eyes

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) May 19, 2006 -- The recent revelation first made by USA Today that the National Security Agency] (NSA) has been commandeering phone records of tens of millions of ordinary Americans has shocked those who cherish their https://www.paxxtelecom.com/PrivacyConcerns.asp [privacy (https://www.paxxtelecom.com/PrivacyConcerns.asp) and do not agree with unnecessary snooping by their government.
Which phone] companies are prepared to protect the privacy of https://www.paxxtelecom.com/PrivacyConcerns.asp [telephone records (https://www.paxxtelecom.com/PrivacyConcerns.asp) from the NSA's prying eyes? Certainly not the nation's three largest phone companies - AT&T, BellSouth or Verizon, according to USA Today. They further reported that Qwest was the only phone company to refuse to turn over its records.

With the cooperation of the three largest phone companies, the NSA (https://www.paxxtelecom.com/PrivacyConcerns.asp) has amassed the largest ever database of "call detail" information including who called what number, when and for how long.

Less understood is that while the public is "assured" no personal data is being collected, it's only a small step required in order to "connect-the-dots". Revealing the owner of most phone numbers is often as simple as typing the number into Google.

Even a pre-paid calling card purchased for cash is not anonymous. All calls originating from that card are recorded based on their authorization code, and it's just a few simple steps to identify the caller.

"This is nothing new", reports Paul Schmidt, CEO of Paxx Telecom LLC. "We reported back in 2002 that the major phone companies, even Qwest, informed their customers that they intended to distribute or sell customers' private information after a Federal Court gave them blanket permission to do so."

"At Paxx Telecom, our records are secured offsite and we guarantee never to turn over any records to the government or anyone else without a court order. All our customers need do is dial a short access number in front of the number they want to reach. As a result, the local phone company will show only the connection to Paxx Telecom. It will have no record of the actual number the customer talked to", he said. "In addition, we keep call records on our servers only temporarily to give customers access to verify proper invoicing, after which the calling information will be extinguished."

Paxx Telecom LLC is a privately owned long distance provider, incorporated in the state of Arizona in 1999. Paxx Telecom offers domestic and international long distance services to residents of the USA and Canada, and it offers International callback services in most countries overseas. Paxx Telecom has agreements to use the network backbones of some of the world's largest communication providers. For optimal call clarity, Paxx Telecom is using traditional voice-quality networks rather than VOIP or other Internet technology.

More information about Paxx Telecom's secure phone system can be found at http://www.paxxtelecom.com or by calling 1-800-664-4977.
###

Press Contact: Kurt Bach
Company Name: Paxx Telecom LLC
Email: kurt@paxx.net
Phone: 800-347-0222
Website: http://www.paxxtelecom.com
AndhraNews.net News for May 19, 2006