Senate passes bill to criminalize pretexting

Iria · Dec 10, 2006, 12:58 AM

Source: News.com
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The Senate passed legislation Friday 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.

calidan · Dec 10, 2006, 01:28 AM

Was this the bill the MPAA and RIAA didn't want to pass?

Dec 10, 2006, 12:58 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Senate passes bill to criminalize pretexting Source: News.com __________ The Senate passed legislation Friday 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.

Dec 10, 2006, 01:28 AM	#2
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Was this the bill the MPAA and RIAA didn't want to pass? __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan