Friday, February 24, 2006

EPIC: Lawyers Drive Phone Data Black Market

Roy Mark writes on internetnews.com:

Forget stalkers and ex-spouses as the primary consumers of online black market phone data.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says lawyers are the primary buyers driving the market, raising significant ethical issues for the legal profession.

EPIC prompted a series of hearings and investigations involving Congress, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last summer when it complained about online data brokers selling confidential phone records.

More here.

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