Thu Feb 09, 2006 at 03:23:49 PM EST
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| Several websites have sprung up recently that will sell you the cell phone record of anyone you want, for a low, low price. All you need is their cell phone number. Two sites that have recently shut down are CellTolls.com and LocateCell.com, which let you buy records for $89.95 and $110. But new ones have popped up to take their place.
Fourth district Assemblymen Dave Mayer and Paul Moriarty introduced A-2539 - the Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 - this afternoon, a bill that would end the sale of private phone records of New Jersey residents. Senator Fred Madden introduced an identical Act in the Senate today as well, noting that "with the ongoing threat of identity theft, this legislation is crucial for New Jersey to protect the privacy rights of its citizens."
The bill would make obtaining someone else's confidential phone records without their authorization a third degree crime. The bill also applies to phone company employees who knowingly give out confidential information.
The legislators also wrote a letter to the State's Attorney General, Zulima Farber, asing for a temporary restraining order against these internet sites: We would like to see the Attorney General's office act to protect NJ Consumers by taking action to halt this invasive process. I'm glad to see New Jersey's legislators acting on this. Hopefully the legislature will act quickly to approve this important legislation. |
| Juan Melli :: Democrats Introduce Legislation to Halt Sale of Phone Records |
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