14 states currently have anti-pretexting legislation on the books. Earlier this week California seemed poised to pass one of the most restrictive such bills in the country, that is until MPAA lobbying stopped their state senate short. The bill the ended up passing was geared primarily towards protecting phone records, but not much else. A federal law is also looming with a big push coming up to get the proposed bill passed prior to the end of the year. Details on the proposed federal anti-pretexting legislation can be found here.

-- MDT

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