I agree, the cost of eating it would seemed far less than the potential cost of handing my private information to strangers, unprotected, and with no legal recourse if abused.

Interesting. In software development, we sign non-disclosure agreements with clients to protect their privacy. In medicine, we have doctor-patient confidentiality to protect the patient's. In law, we have attorney-client priviledge for the client's. In corporations, we also bind ourselves to non-disclosure agreements when employed.

But nowhere have I seen a wireless provider include in its contract anything close to addressing confidentiality nor privacy. Nowhere have I seen that it will safeguard my private information xor champion my confidentiality. I'm their client, their bread-and-butter, to the tune of over $1300/year for the network alone, hardware aside. Perhaps with such high demand utilities, reality dictates their loss without it becomes insignificant to their bottom line.

The skeptic in me says, "Maybe I should begin encryting EVERYTHING digital. Chop, chop!"

Thanks!