About-face - Phone utilities will be investigated over sharing records, but action might not be possible
Friday, May 26, 2006
MIKE ROGOWAY
After a complaint this week by civil libertarians, Oregon utility regulators say they will investigate allegations that phone companies gave customer records to the National Security Agency. But state authorities say they might not be able to sanction the phone companies without a sign-off from federal agencies or courts ..
Oregon phone regulators initially said state law gives them no authority to investigate alleged privacy violations. After the American Civil Liberties Union filed a formal complaint Wednesday, though, regulators said they will look into the phone companies' actions after all ..
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