Amendment to the penal code related to privacy

Sept. 29, 2006

purchase or sell, or conspire to purchase or sell, phone records without the subscribers written

consent.

Amendment to the Identity Theft Law of 1961

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personal information to gain access to any record of actions, communications, or other activities or

transactions of a person, without prior permission from that person.

Consumer Communication Records Privacy Act

2006

sale or use of telephone record information without the authorization of the consumer. Exceptions:

cases where other parties have a legitimate interest in such information, such as law enforcement

agencies prosecuting crimes.

Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006

2006. Passed Senate on Dec. 8, 2006. Bill was awaiting President Bushs signature at press time.

penalties for obtaining, or attempting to obtain, confidential phone records under false pretenses, or

accessing customer accounts via the Internet without prior customer authorization. H.R. 4709 was one

of several competing bills introduced in Congress in early 2006. Unlike other bills, H.R. 4709 includes a

controversial exemption for law enforcement agencies. It also does not describe steps phone

companies should take to protect customer records.