Sunday, January 08, 2006

Your cell phone records are for sale

Yes, that's right. Anyone can get a list of the numbers you have called from your cell phone, for $110 (you can get land line records also). Just go on over to locatecell.com, give them a credit card number and a cell phone number. Apparently you can get the list of anyone you would like, no questions asked. Is it just me, or is this a bit ridiculous? I don't think the people I call should be public information for anyone with a bit of curiosity and money.
To test the service, the FBI paid locatecell.com $160 to buy the records for an agent's cell phone and received the list within three hours.
It appears Congress might soon take action on this matter, as Sen. Charles Schumer has called for legislation to criminalize phone record theft and use.

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