Good. Cingular still needs to, however, review their own practices for protecting such records since obviously they're not good enough. More on that later - I found out more information about how my records were obtained and how Cingular does, or doesn't, protect them. But not on Sci-Fi Friday, that can come later.
From Cingular's press release:
Cingular Wireless has succeeded in the first round of a court fight against websites that offer cell phone records for sale.
Cingular today obtained a Temporary Restraining Order from the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, GA, against two companies, Data Find Solutions, Inc. and 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc. Several weeks ago, Cingular filed a civil lawsuit alleging that these companies unlawfully obtained and disseminated Cingular customer records. The court has now granted Cingular's request for a Temporary Restraining Order in order to halt these companies' ability to obtain and sell Cingular customer records.
Cingular believes that Data Find Solutions, Inc. previously owned and operated several websites that advertise the sale of phone records, including http://locatecell.com and http://celltolls.com, and that 1st Source Information Specialists, Inc. currently owns and operates these websites. Cingular's lawsuit charges that these companies or their representatives obtained customer records through fraudulent means, such as by posing as customers seeking information about their own accounts.
