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House Cmte. Seeks Operations Docs. from Websites Selling Cell Phone Records

Follow-up to February 1, 200 posting, Sale of Cell Phone Records Subject of House Hearing and State AG Action, the following related news:

  • “House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today demanded answers from operators of Internet sites like “phonebust.com” and “datafind.org” that offer criminals, stalkers and any other paying customer the detailed records of a person’s private calls made on cellular, wire line or Internet-based phones. Letters were sent to Steven Schwartz, director of First Source Information Specialists, Inc., of Tamarac, Fla., [link to letter] which manages the datafind.org, locatecell.com, celltolls.com, and peoplesearchamerica.com sites; and Patrick Baird, director of PDJ Services of Granbury, Texas, which manages phonebust.com [link to letter]. The deadline for responding is Feb. 17.”
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