Telcos may face new antipretexting regulations

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Under a new bill proposed in Congress, telephone companies would be required to alert customers if their private records are improperly accessed.

The Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act, introduced on Tuesday by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), would also reiterate that it’s unlawful for anyone to obtain confidential information about others through fraudulent means, popularly known as “pretexting.”