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FTC Testifies on the Sale of Consumers' Phone Records
Posted on Feb 14, 2006 by Tom Fragala
An Entire Industry of Companies That Sell Phone Records Has Developed, Testimony Notes
The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance that the agency is currently investigating companies that offer consumer telephone records for sale, and plans to pursue the investigations vigorously. Lydia Parnes, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection told the committee, “Companies that engage in pretexting – the practice of obtaining personal information, such as telephone records, under false pretenses – not only violate the law, but they undermine consumers’ confidence in the marketplace and in the security of their sensitive data.”
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