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InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
InternetNews August 24, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T After 'John Doe' Data Brokers New legal tactics aim to curb data brokers gaining unauthorized access to confidential phone records.
InternetNews February 22, 2006 Roy Mark	House Widens Black Market Phone Data Probe The congressional hearings probing data brokers that sell personal phone records on the Internet have concluded, but the lawmakers' investigation continues.
InternetNews March 8, 2006 Roy Mark	Second Phone Data Privacy Bill Approved Targeting both telephone data brokers and telecoms, a House panel today approved legislation that bans the sale, lease or rental of confidential telephone records.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Rocks Phone Record Thieves The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation today aimed at curbing the sale of online black market telephone records.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Say: Ban All Sales of Phone Records The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission suggest that new laws targeting online phone data brokers should also include carriers.
InternetNews January 25, 2006 Roy Mark	Capitol Hill Roiling Over Online Phone Records The furor over online data brokers selling personal telephone data continues to roil on Capitol Hill with a House panel now demanding to know when the Federal Communications Commission will complete its investigation.
InternetNews September 8, 2006 Roy Mark	The Murky World of Pretexting HP's actions may be legally questionable, but they sure were easy.
InternetNews July 14, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Fines Phone Data Broker The Federal Communications Commission hit online telephone records broker LocateCell with its maximum fine of $97,500 for failing to respond to a subpoena request.
InternetNews August 30, 2005 Roy Mark	EPIC Battle Brewing Over Personal Phone Data Telephone carriers are not adequately protecting the personal information of subscribers, increasing consumer vulnerability to identity theft, fraud and online stalkers.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	EPIC Petition Catches FCC's Attention The Federal Communications Commission expects to open a proceeding next Friday on imposing stricter security standards for telephone carriers' handling of consumers' personal data.
InternetNews January 31, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC: Fines For AT&T, Alltel The Federal Communications Commission Monday proposed fining AT&T and Alltel $100,000 each for failing to file paperwork certifying the security of their customers' telephone data.
InternetNews February 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Are Carriers Doing Enough to Protect Consumer Data? The Federal Communications Commission launches a new inquiry into security practices of telephone companies.
InternetNews February 9, 2006 Roy Mark	IM, E-Mail Identities Hot on The Net Online data brokers are selling far more than personal telephone records, including the actual names, addresses and phone numbers of instant messaging users and those registered with dating sites, such as Match.com.
InternetNews January 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Online Phone Data Brokers Stonewall FCC The Federal Communications Commission orders brokers to provide information about source of phone data they are selling over Internet.
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Roy Mark	Phone Carriers Could Have Your Back The FCC approves rules that, among other things, require telephone carriers to obtain customers' consent to share data.
InternetNews September 29, 2006 Roy Mark	House Panel Rekindles Hope for Pretexting Bill House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman claims anti-pretexting legislation has a good chance to hit floor before Saturday adjournment.
InternetNews February 24, 2006 Roy Mark	EPIC: Lawyers Drive Phone Data Black Market The Electronic Privacy Information Center says that lawyers are the primary buyers of online black market phone data raising significant ethical issues for the legal profession.
InternetNews March 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Phone Data Privacy Bill Heats Up in Senate Momentum for a telephone data privacy bill began building in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with Sen. George Allen introducing legislation to outlaw the acquiring, selling or soliciting of someone else's phone records without their express consent.
InternetNews January 17, 2007 Roy Mark	FCC Pushing Carriers to Guard Your Data FCC chairman to push telephone carriers to better protect consumer personal data.
InternetNews September 15, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Nearing Pretexting Vote With an Oct. 6 adjournment date looming, U.S. Senate leaders are hammering out backroom compromise legislation to finalize a bill criminalizing making false or fraudulent statements to obtain phone records.
InternetNews December 11, 2006 Roy Mark	Pretexting For Phone Records on The Block As one of its final acts in the wee hours of Saturday morning, the U.S. Congress approved legislation criminalizing the practice of pretexting for confidential telephone information.
InternetNews January 17, 2007 Roy Mark	Pretexting Ban a Federal Done Deal Bush signs new law targeting those who seek confidential phone records and those who sell them.
InternetNews September 29, 2006 Roy Mark	Telecoms Refuse to Endorse Pretexting Bill Wireless carriers today said pretexting for telephone records should be criminalized, but were silent when it came to backing a bill imposing additional requirements on carriers to protect consumer records.
InternetNews February 9, 2007 Roy Mark	House Delivers Package of Privacy Bills Members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a package of bills Thursday evening aimed at identity theft, pretexting, data security and breach notifications.
InternetNews June 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Cops And Data Robbers Get Mention on Hill Data brokers take the Fifth; Cops cheat subpoenas through Internet; Senator Nelson slow to get the message.
InternetNews July 8, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	EPIC Fighting Online Phone Record Sales The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is taking issue with the sale of detailed phone call records and P.O. box records via online private investigators, and is urging the FTC to investigate.
InternetNews January 19, 2006 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Move Against Phone Record Brokers New legislation targets the illegal selling of personal telephone record data.
InternetNews January 18, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Probing Phone Record Brokers The Federal Communications Commission is going after online data brokers hawking private wireless and wireline telephone records.
InternetNews May 3, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Sues Sites Selling Phone Records Five Internet sites selling confidential phone records became the target of Federal Trade Commission lawsuits Wednesday.
InternetNews March 31, 2006 Roy Mark	Senate Passes Phone Data Confidentiality Bill A U.S. Senate panel pushed out legislation yesterday that makes it illegal to acquire, use or sell a person's confidential phone records without affirmative written consent.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Bill Would Protect Call Records From Snoopers New legislation would have FTC write rules for stricter security standards for consumers' personal phone records.
InternetNews September 11, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Questions AT&T Role in HP Scandal The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is launching a formal investigation into AT&T's role in disclosing the personal telephone records of HP board members and selected journalists to HP private investigators.
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Takes up Data Security Law FTC commissioners set to testify before panel that will enforce any new data privacy laws.
InternetNews September 25, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Two HP Execs The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee issued subpoenas today for two HP executives and a private investigator to appear before Thursday's congressional hearing on HP's pretexting scandal.
InternetNews November 25, 2008 Richard Adhikari	Verizon Staff Fired After Peek at Obama's Calls The Verizon Wireless employees who accessed President-elect Barack Obama's records without authorization have been fired, according to news reports.
InternetNews March 30, 2006 Roy Mark	Data-Breach Disclosure Bill Passes House Panel A House panel approved a bill requiring data brokers to inform consumers of breaches when reasonable risk of ID theft exists.
InternetNews September 15, 2006 Roy Mark	Congress Wants HP Front And Center HP is guaranteed another embarrassing day in the sun over its pretexting scandal, this time with the cameras rolling and a national audience.
PC World June 11, 2002 Anne Ju	Consumers Face Wiretapping Fees FBI demand for new surveillance functions forces telecos to upgrade equipment, forego new customer services.
InternetNews January 29, 2004 Roy Mark	Panel Predicts Few VoIP Regulations Congressional and FCC lawyers underscore the call by elected officials for light regulatory approach to emerging Internet telephone business.
InternetNews September 28, 2006 Roy Mark	Dunn Distances Herself from HP Probe Tactics Former Hewlett-Packard Chairman Patricia Dunn plans to tell Congress today she only learned pretexting was used in a company investigation of boardroom media leaks until after the probe concluded.
InternetNews September 20, 2006 Roy Mark	Congress Calls Still More HP Officials Less than a day after HP submitted documents to a U.S. House investigative committee relating to the company's pretexting scandal, the panel wants even more HP officials to testify at a Sept. 28 hearing.
InternetNews February 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmaker Sees VoIP Classified as Telecom Carrier U.S. Rep. John Dingell says FCC is not 'sufficiently aware' of issues involving Internet-based telephone service.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Internet Pretexter Dials Up FTC Settlement Deal bars Information Search from pretexting and selling consumers' personal phone records.
InternetNews June 16, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Senators Probing Wireless Device Deals Kerry, colleagues call on FCC for swift feedback on exclusivity agreements amid increasing talk of legislation to curb the practice.
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InternetNews July 15, 2009	FCC Nominees Split on Net Neutrality, ISP Filters Clyburn and Baker face their confirmation hearings and some of the FCC's key issues.
PC World September 2001 Cameron Crouch	Will Big Brother Track You by Cell Phone? The FCC requires cell phone companies to track you, in order to find you when you call 911 -- but what about your privacy?
InternetNews September 29, 2006 Erin Joyce	HP Theater: No Smoking Guns, No Laws As political theater goes, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's hearing into spy tactics HP deployed to plug its boardroom leaks delivered all the elements, starting with outrage and dramatic gestures.
Information Today August 11, 2008 George H. Pike	CriminalSearches.com Offers Free Access to Criminal Records It recently has become much easier to find out whether your daughter's boyfriend or your new neighbor has a criminal record.