Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act bill [H.R. 4709] passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent on December 8, 2006 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records.
Press release: “…U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced the passage of his comprehensive legislation that would criminalize the practice, known as pretexting, of both stealing and selling cell phone, landline and voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) records. Hewlett Packard’s outgoing Chairwoman Patricia Dunn is currently accused of contracting with a company that used pretexting to obtain cell phone records of other board members and journalists. The bipartisan Telephone Records and Privacy Protection (TRAPP) Act (S. 2178), introduced by Schumer in January along with Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), was reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously back in March, but the bill was stalled in the Senate until today.”
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