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Johnstech

January 19, 2006

Making phone records less public

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Cingular Wireless has obtained a temporary restraining order against operators of Locatecell.com, one of many Web-based companies that sell detailed customer telephone records to just about anyone willing to pay the fee.

In Minnesota, the attorney general and four lawmakers are pushing a proposal that would protect phone records. And several lawmakers in Washington, D.C. appear ready to introduce legislation.