Illinois Aims To Protect Consumer Privacy, Outlaws "Pretexting"

Iria · Jul 13, 2006, 06:46 AM

Source: Yahoo! News
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Illinois became one of the first states in the nation to make it illegal to pretend to be an account holder in order to gain cell phone records and other personal information, according to the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

EPIC praised Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich this week for signing a law outlawing the practice as part of the state's ongoing efforts to protect consumer privacy. While cell phone pretexting has gained much public attention, Illinois' new law also applies to accessing other types of accounts to gain personal information, including OnStar data, a person's physical location, dating service information and post office boxes.

Jul 13, 2006, 06:46 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Illinois Aims To Protect Consumer Privacy, Outlaws "Pretexting" Source: Yahoo! News __________ Illinois became one of the first states in the nation to make it illegal to pretend to be an account holder in order to gain cell phone records and other personal information, according to the Electronic Privacy Information Center. EPIC praised Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich this week for signing a law outlawing the practice as part of the state's ongoing efforts to protect consumer privacy. While cell phone pretexting has gained much public attention, Illinois' new law also applies to accessing other types of accounts to gain personal information, including OnStar data, a person's physical location, dating service information and post office boxes.