Comments on: Senate may vote on pretexting bill this week

Bill would criminalize fraudulently buying or selling phone records; police and spy agencies would be exempt.

[steinmh]

Why just telephones?

Pretending to be someone else to obtain that persons personal information should not be legal. Why are they restricting it to telephone records? What if I pretend to be you at your bank? The court? Your credit card company?

[Too Old For IT]

I agree, how about online as well

Say I pretend to be a 14 year old girl to get someone's phone number?

[FooKBush]

The real question is why exempt law enforcement??

If they don't have a warrant why should they be allowed to invade some ones privacy...Hmmmm Oh I see, just acting like they are doing something when really they are just shredding more of our bill of rights and constitution.(Common practice the last 6 or so years) If they pass this w/out making it illegal w/out a warrant they should bury all that vote for or sign it into law, no exceptions.

as always,

FookBush

[i_am_still_wade]

RIAA alert!

In California, the RIAA bribed, er lobbied, the representatives into not passing a anti-pretexting law. Are they going to repeat this here? I sure wish they would use all that money they make to give to artists instead of buying laws or figuring out more ways to screw us or killing musical innovation.