FCC Imposes Nearly $200 Million in Fines on US Wireless Carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) for Illegal Location Data Sharing
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The carriers sold "real-time location information to data aggregators, allowing this highly sensitive data to wind up in the hands of bail-bond companies, bounty hunters, and other shady actors," FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.
"Smartphones are always with us, and as a result these devices know where we are at any given moment," Rosenworcel said. Citing the sensitivity of geolocation data, she added, "In the wrong hands, it can provide those who wish to do us harm the ability to locate us with pinpoint accuracy."
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OK, now give them a fine that will actually hurt.
And jail the people responsible. And not just some middle-management corporate patsy. Investigate that shit starting at the top of the flagpole.
Where do you think you are? The E.U.?
Lol at this guy thinking his rights matter
Come on now, that’s going to completely wipe out the loose change from their couches.