Web Sites Hawking Phone Records Shut Down

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/08/D8FL8PR85.html 
 
Web Sites Hawking Phone Records Shut Down
Feb 08 7:29 PM US/Eastern

By JENNIFER C. KERR
Associated Press Writer

Following a wave of negative publicity and pressure from the government,
several Web sites that peddled people's private phone records are calling it
quits. 

"We are no longer accepting new orders" was the announcement posted
Wednesday on two such sites, locatecell.com and celltolls.com. 

"Thank you for your patronage. It was a pleasure serving you," the sites
said. 

The Federal Trade Commission this week conducted a sweep of 40 sites known
to have been selling private phone records. According to the FTC's Lydia
Parnes, more than 20 sites have recently shut down or stopped advertising
for new business. 

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