| Call logs or call records are very personal because | | | | aware that unauthorized individuals attempt to |
| they are a report that reveals calls that were | | | | obtain their customer's call records for the |
| made from a person's cell phone or landline phone, | | | | purpose of selling them, and these companies |
| as well as the date, time, and duration of the calls. | | | | have said that they take certain steps to prevent |
| Call records are considered private and are often | | | | this from happening. However, these steps are |
| provided to phone users when they receive their | | | | not foolproof, as call records are still being sold. |
| monthly bill. It is illegal for a telecommunications | | | | This could be because someone working for the |
| provider to give/sell the call logs of their | | | | phone provider is sneaking the information to third |
| customers to third parties. However, despite it | | | | parties, or the unauthorized individual fools the |
| being an illegal practice, it is not uncommon for call | | | | customer service agent into believing they are the |
| records to be sold to those who wish to pay a | | | | owner of the cell phone. |
| company or private investigator to pry into the | | | | In addition, another way that call records are |
| personal affairs of others. | | | | frequently swiped is via the internet. Many phone |
| Why would a person want a call record? There | | | | providers encourage their customers to go |
| could be a number of reasons, such as a partner | | | | "paperless" and pay their bills, view and manage |
| is suspicious of their lover and thinks they may be | | | | their account online. If the customer agrees to |
| having an affair or are hiding something and want | | | | have an online account, but does not use or |
| to prove it. Regardless of the reason, obtaining | | | | activate it, another person may attempt to |
| another person's call records is illegal. | | | | activate the account, and if they are successful, |
| Although, you may not feel that looking into | | | | the person's call records will be available for the |
| someone's call logs isn't as dangerous as obtaining | | | | taking. |
| their Social Security number, or credit card | | | | You really need to keep your personal information |
| number, the fact of the matter is that call logs | | | | as secure as possible. If you have an online |
| are extremely personal. Think about it, a person's | | | | account, change the password frequently. You |
| call logs can divulge plenty of information about | | | | should also carefully review your bills to look for |
| their life that they may want to keep private, | | | | anything strange or out of the ordinary, such as a |
| such as any medical specialists they see, | | | | number you are not familiar with. Should you |
| companies they do business with, and so on. Just | | | | come across a strange number, you canfind out |
| imagine what could happen if a person with | | | | who owns a phone number here, and contact |
| malicious intent, such as a stalker, got a hold of | | | | your phone company should you discover |
| these personal records. | | | | anything suspicious. |
| The vast majority of wireless providers are | | | | |