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Article: FLORIDA STATE SEN. ARONBERG FILES STATE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT PHONE RECORDS

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January 24, 2006
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Florida State Sen. David Aronberg, D-Greenacres (27th District), issued the following news release:

Profiteers who obtain or sell phone records would be subject to criminal penalties under legislation filed today by Senator Dave Aronberg (D-Greenacres).

"Unscrupulous companies have fueled a growth industry in which phone records are obtained through deceptive means, and then sold to anyone with less than $100," said Senator Aronberg.

This is typically done by impersonating the subscriber, clandestinely gaining online account access, or collaborating with dishonest phone company employees. Unlike financial data, there are no laws or regulations protecting consumer phone records. The ...

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