Alert:
Protect Your Cell Phone and Home Phone Records
Last month you called a prospective new employer...you placed
an anonymous call to Child Protective Services. Perhaps you
called to report a crime. You checked your voicemail 25 times
one day to see if that special person had called. Most of us
assume that our phone records are private.
Despite
mounting legal battles, information brokers on the Internet
continue to offer the name and address connected to a cell phone
number, an individual's phone number, even the complete record
of outgoing and incoming phone calls. And we all now know about
the N_A and At&T and...well.
Several
websites offer cell phone records for a fee as small as $110.
It is thought that these online information brokers use a technique
called pretexting to obtain the records Ð pretending to be the
customer and asking that the phone statement be faxed or emailed.
The
ease with which individuals can illegitimately obtain this information
is likely discomforting to most. But in some circumstances it
can be life threatening. If you are a victim of stalking, involved
in divorce proceedings, or simply concerned about your privacy,
there are several steps you can take to protect your phone records.
LET
US PROTECT YOUR HOME and CELL PHONE CALLS AND RECORDS
NOTE:
To Protect Your Privacy We do not require your cell number,
full name, or address.