|
|
Article: Largent Commends FTC Action Against Data Thieves.
- Article from:
- Business Wire
- Article date:
- May 3, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Business Wire. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Wireless Association(R) President and CEO Steve Largent offered the following comments today in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) enforcement action against five Internet firms that illegally obtained and marketed phone records:
"I applaud the FTC for taking strong enforcement action against firms that illegally trade in wireless phone records. These offenders are sophisticated data thieves who will only stop their illegal behavior when confronted with strong criminal penalties. We hope this sends a clear message to individuals and companies who seek to illegally obtain and ...