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FTC Asks Court to Stop Pretexters

Robert McMillan writes on InfoWorld:

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to make two Florida companies stop telephone pretexting and to pay back victims of the practice.

One of the companies, Action Research Group, has been linked in press reports to last year's Hewlett-Packard pretexting scandal, which led to the resignation of HP Chairman Patricia Dunn last September. The second company, Eye in the Sky Investigations, has "performed services" for Action Research Group, the complaint said. Eye in the Sky also was called to testify before a congressional investigation into the matter.

In a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Orlando, the FTC claims that the practice of pretexting violates the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996.

posted by Fergie @ 2/15/2007 05:07:00 PM