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PIs Selling Phone Records Sued By The FTC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the argh-my-records dept.

carl writes "According to an MSNBC article, the FTC has sued five different background investigation firms for selling confidential phone records." From the article: "In the lawsuits announced Wednesday, the FTC charged the companies used 'false pretenses, fraudulent statements, fraudulent or stolen documents or other misrepresentations, including posing as a customer of a telecommunications carrier' to get the phone records. The companies advertised on their Web sites that they could get the confidential phone records of any individual and make them available for a fee, the agency said."

2 of 79 comments (clear)

  1. tch tch by dotpavan · · Score: 5, Funny

    NSA lost a good business opportunity ;)

  2. Don't Steal. by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:

    "Trafficking in consumers' confidential telephone records is outrageous," FTC consumer protection chief Lydia Parnes said in a statement. "It robs consumers of their privacy and exposes them to everything from snoops to stalkers."

    Don't steal. Your Government's surveillance programme hates competition.