US Congress approves data privacy bill
Source: The New York Times
Senate Passes Bill to Criminalize Pretexting
By BRAD STONE and MATT RICHTEL
The Senate passed legislation last night that would make it a federal crime to obtain a person’s telephone records without permission, an act known as pretexting.
The measure, which was approved by unanimous consent last night and is similar to a bill passed earlier in the House, imposes a fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years for duping telephone companies into divulging the calling records of private individuals.
The penalties can go up under special circumstances, like cases involving domestic abuse.
The support for the legislation comes in the aftermath of the spying scandal at Hewlett-Packard, the computer giant. The company, eager to ferret out purported leaks to journalists from within its board, used private detective firms to retrieve phone records of directors, managers and journalists.
Full article at The New York Times
Senate Passes Bill to Criminalize Pretexting
By BRAD STONE and MATT RICHTEL
The Senate passed legislation last night that would make it a federal crime to obtain a person’s telephone records without permission, an act known as pretexting.
The measure, which was approved by unanimous consent last night and is similar to a bill passed earlier in the House, imposes a fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years for duping telephone companies into divulging the calling records of private individuals.
The penalties can go up under special circumstances, like cases involving domestic abuse.
The support for the legislation comes in the aftermath of the spying scandal at Hewlett-Packard, the computer giant. The company, eager to ferret out purported leaks to journalists from within its board, used private detective firms to retrieve phone records of directors, managers and journalists.
Full article at The New York Times
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