Frist Calls For Criminalizing Fraudulent Disclosure of Cell Phone Records

[FreedomAngel82]

Call me surprised.

Link: http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_79137.asp

Snip: <WASHINGTON, DC. - US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is working with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-AK, on legislation which will criminalize the practice of fraudulently obtaining and selling cell phone records over the Internet.

Sen. Frist and Chairman Stevens began discussing the need for legislation after investigating reports that consumers' cellular phone records are being fraudulently obtained from wireless carriers and in some cases sold over the Internet:

"The practice of fraudulently obtaining a customer's cell phone records and selling them over the Internet is wrong and must be stopped," Sen. Frist said. "Consumers have a right to expect that this information will be kept private, with very limited exceptions."



"If employees within the wireless companies are improperly disclosing or selling this information, they must be punished," he continued. "If someone impersonates a customer or a law enforcement official for the purpose of obtaining phone records and then profiting from them, we must ensure that they are prosecuted. And anyone selling phone records that they know were obtained under false pretenses must face consequences." >

More at the link....

[KingFlorez]

1. He opposes that

But not NSA spying. This is a screwed up bunch of people.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Really

:eyes:

[pinto]

2. Regardless of the source, sounds like good legislation.

[EST]

3. I will guarantee you-Frist will fork it up.

It will have some innocent sounding name, calculated to evoke trust and agreement, then be loaded with gotchas to goose the last dollar out of the less fortunate and continue the disenfranchisement of millions.

[pinto]

5. Yeah, I know, very possible. Let your Senator know your concerns.

[Horse with no Name]

6. NSA spying good---cell phone records bad

Whatcha hiding Bill? The calls from your daytrader while you are in session?
Ignorant bag of bullshit.

[footinmouth]

7. Good

It's about time they do something that benefits the people.

[mcctatas]

8. Of course he doesn't want cell phone records obtained and then sold...

how in the hell would he explain all of his 3 a.m. calls to 1-900-hotstud?!:evilgrin:

[shraby]

9. If Frist is the first to yell, he probably has the most

to hide.