I hope this starts to set a precedent here. I've heard horror stories about people's parents and family being called, co-workers being called, neighbors being called etc. I was once called about a neighbor's debt, they were behind a payment, I proudly told the collection agency to go screw and if they called me again I'd file a harassment complaint, they never called me back....
A debt collector should only be able to contact the borrower via their phone number that was given on their application or registered mail. Failing that, the debt collector should bring the borrower to court or write it off as a loss and take the tax deduction.... Mike B Michael P. Blanchard Senior Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 32 Coslin Drive Southboro, MA 01772 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Walton Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:37 AM To: FunSec Subject: [funsec] Judge: Debt agency can't contact woman on Facebook A Florida judge has ordered a debt collection agency to not use Facebook or any other social media site in an attempt to locate a woman over a $362 unpaid car loan. Judge W. Douglas Baird also ordered Mark One Financial LLC of Jacksonville, Fla. to refrain from contacting the woman's family or friends on Facebook. The order is part of a lawsuit that Melanie Beacham filed last August against the debt collection agency. According to court documents, Beacham said Mark One sent messages to her and her family on the Facebook networking site to have her call the agency about the debt. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41992979/ns/technology_and_science-security/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
