The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intends to fine TerraCom, Inc. and YourTel America, Inc. USD 10 million for several violations of laws protecting the privacy of phone customers' personal information. According to the FCC's investigation the two companies apparently stored sensitive information belonging to their customers on unprotected servers that anyone could have gained access to. This is reportedly the FCC's first data security case and the largest privacy action in the FCC's history.
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