Released: January 18, 2006

Feds probe sale of personal phone records

Source: USA Today

Federal regulators are investigating whether telephone companies are doing enough to keep customers’ records from falling into the hands of unscrupulous online data brokers.

“These records can include some of the most private personal information about an individual,” Jonathan Adelstein, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, said Tuesday. “Finding out who people are calling and for how long can be like picking someone’s brain about their friends, plans or business dealings.”

Fellow Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps also praised the FCC’s inquiry. “This must be a priority because every day such a problem exists puts American citizens needlessly at risk,” he said.

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