Cingular Wireless fights back against cellphone record Websites

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Cingular Wireless fights back against cellphone record Websites

RAW STORY
Published: January 13, 2006



Cingular Wireless obtained a temporary restraining order against two companies that have been offering cell phone records for sale on the Internet, RAW STORY has learned.

The other day, John Aravosis obtained phone records for General Wesley Clark through one such site and posted a redacted version at his blog. Aravosis also posted a letter that Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid wrote the FCC demanding an investigation "immediately."

The following is a copy of the press release issued by Cingular Wireless:


ATLANTA, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless has succeeded in the first round of a court fight against websites that offer cell phone records for sale.

Cingular today obtained a Temporary Restraining Order from the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, GA, against two companies, Data Find Solutions, Inc. and 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc. Several weeks ago, Cingular filed a civil lawsuit alleging that these companies unlawfully obtained and disseminated Cingular customer records. The court has now granted Cingular's request for a Temporary Restraining Order in order to halt these companies' ability to obtain and sell Cingular customer records.

Cingular believes that Data Find Solutions, Inc. previously owned and operated several websites that advertise the sale of phone records, including http://locatecell.com and http://celltolls.com, and that 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc. currently owns and operates these websites. Cingular's lawsuit charges that these companies or their representatives obtained customer records through fraudulent means, such as by posing as customers seeking information about their own accounts.

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