Federal statute

Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006

In plain terms. The Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 criminalizes obtaining confidential phone records through fraud or "pretexting" and the sale of such records. It targets a specific social-engineering technique use…

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In plain terms. The Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006 criminalizes obtaining confidential phone records through fraud or "pretexting" and the sale of such records. It targets a specific social-engineering technique used to acquire personal communications data.

Citation. Pub. L. 109-476 (Jan. 12, 2007); 18 U.S.C. § 1039.