Reps. Markey, Barton Put Cell Companies on Notice

The concern over online privacy is moving to cell phones. An article in The New York Times about how Deutsche Telekom was able to track every move of one German privacy advocate has alarmed legislators here in the States, prompting Reps. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Joe Barton, R-Tex., who co-chair the House Privacy Caucus, to dash off letters to the U.S.’ top four wireless companies.

Wireless companies have to be able to track phones’ signals in order to deliver service, of course, but the congressmen warned that using that information for commercial purposes would run afoul of the law.

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