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back to article Lawyer warned FCC of Securus phone-tracking risks 10 months ago

Some ten months before Sen. Ron Wyden would request the FCC examine legal concerns over the service, a US lawyer had alerted the agency to potential problems with the Securus THREADS database. Law360 found that Lee Petro, a Washington DC-based attorney at Drinker, Biddle, and Reath LLP, noted in a July 25, 2017 filing (PDF) to …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Best law firm name ever IMHO

    a Washington DC-based attorney at Drinker, Biddle, and Reath LLP

    Epic :)

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  2. Cubical Drone

    "Petro is hopeful that this revived effort to get the FCC scrutinizing Securus will prove more successful."

    Smirk, giggle, giggle, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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    1. Swarthy
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      Hey, I can believe hopeful. I hope the FCC will do their job, I can even hope that Pai will stop prioritizing telcos over their customers.

      I don't believe that it will happen, but I can hope.

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