Posted November 21, 2008 12:14 PM
by Frank James
Will people never learn? Verizon has had to apologize because some of its employees without authorization looked at the cell-phone records of President-elect Barack Obama.
This is only the latest instance of employees with access to records of celebrities surreptitiously scanning them. It's happened at hospitals, the Internal Revenue Service and phone companies.
These employees seem to be unaware that large companies and institutions with sensitive personal data often have technology that leaves an audit trail of who has accessed the records to track just this kind of behavior.
Now they know.
Comments
It sounds like a criminal offense, shouldn't it be treated as one.
Posted by: Ron M | November 21, 2008 12:36 PM
Was it a Republican Party campaign request, or were they just 'curious'?
Posted by: sure seems fishy | November 21, 2008 12:56 PM
The apology would have been more extensive, but the call got dropped.
Posted by: Kenny Bunkport ☮ | November 21, 2008 3:01 PM
They should get the same punishment as the person who released Joe The Plumber's government files.
Posted by: Whatever | November 21, 2008 3:21 PM
And when will Obama apologize to all of us for supporting that stupid FISA spy bill?
Posted by: I'm waiting.... | November 23, 2008 11:38 AM