That's good. BUT, it appears these guys may be running a number of Web sites under all sorts of different names. So it's possible this is just an effort to close the two sites that have gotten all the attention, in order to keep working under different sites doing the same thing. Perhaps not. But just a warning to the law enforcement, legal and congressional types out there - make sure this isn't a trick.
From AP:
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.
The agency has sent letters to about 20 other sites, warning them that they may be violating the law and should review their business practices, said Parnes, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection.
