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AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have been fined a combined total of nearly $200 million for illegally selling your location data.
These carriers shared your location information without your permission and even continued doing so after learning about unauthorized access.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken decisive action against AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, fining them nearly $200 million for illegally selling customer location data without proper consent. This marks the culmination of a long-running investigation that highlights the carriers’ disregard for privacy and accountability.
The FCC probe revealed a disturbing system where carriers initially sold location data to “aggregators.” These aggregators then resold the data to numerous third parties, including bounty hunters, credit card companies, and law enforcement.
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