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FCC Enters the Data Security Enforcement Field with $10 Million Fine on Telecoms

In a first for the FCC, it announced on October 24 that it intends to fine two telecom companies $10 million for data security violations:

The FCC intends to fine TerraCom, Inc. and YourTel America, Inc. $10 million for several violations of laws protecting the privacy of phone customers’ personal information. According to an investigation by the Enforcement Bureau, TerraCom and YourTel apparently stored Social Security numbers, names,… More