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InternetNews February 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Are Carriers Doing Enough to Protect Consumer Data? The Federal Communications Commission launches a new inquiry into security practices of telephone companies.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 Roy Mark	EPIC Petition Catches FCC's Attention The Federal Communications Commission expects to open a proceeding next Friday on imposing stricter security standards for telephone carriers' handling of consumers' personal data.
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InternetNews August 24, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T After 'John Doe' Data Brokers New legal tactics aim to curb data brokers gaining unauthorized access to confidential phone records.
InternetNews February 6, 2006 Roy Mark	House Has Eyes on Black Market Data Sites The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee demands to know source of phone records for sale on Internet.
InternetNews March 8, 2006 Roy Mark	Second Phone Data Privacy Bill Approved Targeting both telephone data brokers and telecoms, a House panel today approved legislation that bans the sale, lease or rental of confidential telephone records.
InternetNews January 31, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC: Fines For AT&T, Alltel The Federal Communications Commission Monday proposed fining AT&T and Alltel $100,000 each for failing to file paperwork certifying the security of their customers' telephone data.
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InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
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InternetNews February 24, 2006 Roy Mark	EPIC: Lawyers Drive Phone Data Black Market The Electronic Privacy Information Center says that lawyers are the primary buyers of online black market phone data raising significant ethical issues for the legal profession.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Bill Would Protect Call Records From Snoopers New legislation would have FTC write rules for stricter security standards for consumers' personal phone records.
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InternetNews February 9, 2006 Roy Mark	IM, E-Mail Identities Hot on The Net Online data brokers are selling far more than personal telephone records, including the actual names, addresses and phone numbers of instant messaging users and those registered with dating sites, such as Match.com.
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InternetNews March 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Phone Data Privacy Bill Heats Up in Senate Momentum for a telephone data privacy bill began building in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, with Sen. George Allen introducing legislation to outlaw the acquiring, selling or soliciting of someone else's phone records without their express consent.
InternetNews January 17, 2007 Roy Mark	Pretexting Ban a Federal Done Deal Bush signs new law targeting those who seek confidential phone records and those who sell them.
InternetNews January 21, 2005 Roy Mark	FBI Abandons Carnivore New FOIA documents show that feds haven't used once controversial e-mail snooping system in two years.
PC Magazine May 17, 2006 Sebastian Rupley	Get The Hookup Service providers and the FCC are succeeding in bringing video phone calls to the deaf.
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InternetNews January 23, 2006 Roy Mark	Online Phone Data Brokers Stonewall FCC The Federal Communications Commission orders brokers to provide information about source of phone data they are selling over Internet.
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InternetNews May 3, 2006 Roy Mark	FCC Stands Firm on VoIP Wiretap Order With a court date looming over its authority to do so, the FCC again orders VoIP providers to comply with CALEA.
InternetNews May 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Skype Gets a Tongue Lashing Verizon Wireless, AT&T file opposition to Skype proposal to open cell broadband networks to all devices, applications and content.
InternetNews June 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Line-Sharing Stay High court leaves in place June 16 mandate forcing long distance carriers to negotiate with incumbent telcos at market rates.
InternetNews February 4, 2005 Roy Mark	SBC Blasts Level 3's VoIP Proposal The Internet telephony carrier is accused of seeking a self-serving quick fix to interconnection fees.
InternetNews December 15, 2004 Roy Mark	FCC Grants Bells More Local Relief The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 today to phase out its controversial, eight-year plan to promote local telephone competition by forcing incumbent Bells to lease parts of their networks to competitors at below-market rates.
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