Chicago Sun-Times: "The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced a crackdown on five companies accused of illegally selling telephone calling records -- five months after the Sun-Times sparked national interest in the issue by highlighting Chicago Police and FBI fears about the security of their phone records.
The FTC sued the companies to stop them from selling phone records and to seize their alleged 'ill-gotten gains.'
'Trafficking in consumers' confidential telephone records is outrageous,' said Lydia Parnes, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. 'It robs consumers of their privacy and exposes them to everything from snoops to stalkers. We intend to put a stop to it.'"
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