Is Information such as WHO you called on your mobile telephone, WHEN You Spoke and WHERE You Were When you Had the Call . . . PRIVATE? The FCC’s Recent CPNI Ruling Seeks to Ensure That It Is.
Mobile telephones seemingly can store everything nowadays. Consumers generally assume that this information is protected – safe from the hands of third party advertisers, service providers, etc. In fact, Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), establishes a duty on every telecommunications carrier to “protect the confidentiality of proprietary information […]