Web Sites Offer Private Cell Phone Information

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Evan Korth <korth () cs nyu edu>
Date: November 28, 2005 3:56:39 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: Web Sites Offer Private Cell Phone Information

Web Sites Offer Private Cell Phone Information

POSTED: 7:17 am EST November 28, 2005
UPDATED: 11:15 am EST November 28, 2005

A Problem Solvers investigation has discovered that several Web sites  
will sell the last 100 phone numbers you have dialed to anyone who  
knows your phone number.

The report found that sites like Locate Cell will sell the private  
phone numbers for about $100.

Once the fee is paid on the Web sites, anyone can get access to the  
phone numbers, including bank, doctor and work numbers, Local 6 News  
reported.

The Web sites are not illegal, according to the report.

If you believe someone has found your private information through a  
cell phone number, you are urged to contact the Florida Attorney  
General's Office.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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story at:
http://www.local6.com/money/5416040/detail.html

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Here is a link for the service:

http://www.locatecell.com/celltoll.html

It would seem to me that the carriers would have to make this  
information available for this company to resell the information.   
Does anyone on IP know how this works?

Evan Korth
Clinical Assistant Professor
Computer Science Department
New York University



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