Phone Record Sales Targeted By Feds, Lawmakers

[Redstone]

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the sale of phone records now that national attention is focused on the issue. New York Senator Charles Schumer introduced legislation last week to ban the sale, and members of the House of Representatives are drafting their own version.

Chicago Sun Times crime reporter Frank Main cast light on the problem in a Jan. 5 article. The article pointed out that the FBI bought records from an agent's cell phone and notified field offices that their agents' security could be threatened by the service.

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Anyone who knows me, knows that I don't fall for hype or panic easily, so trust me when I tell you that this is a real threat to your privacy.

Call your cell-phone company NOW and have them assign a password to your account; those sleazebag companies that offer to sell your cellphone records generally get them by calling the phone company and posing as you.

Redstone

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Atttention DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Will you please make privacy an issue in the 2006 campaigns?

[Redstone]

2. Fat chance. They haven't the guts, unfortunately.

Redstone