Your phone records are for sale

The Chicago Police Department is warning officers their cell phone records are available to anyone -- for a price. Dozens of online services are selling lists of cell phone calls, raising security concerns among law enforcement and privacy experts.

Criminals can use such records to expose a government informant who regularly... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Subjects: U.S.
Topics: Domestic Spying
Member Tags: spying, cell-phone
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jan 9, 2006 - 12:17 PM PST
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Edited by: David Fox - Jan 11, 2006 - 2:03 PM PST

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