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FCC Fines Major U.S. Wireless Carriers for Selling Customer Location Data

April 29, 2024 0 Comments AT&T, locationsmart, Ne'er-Do-Well News, securus technologies, Sprint, T-Mobile, u.s. federal communications commission, verizon

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:56:42 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today levied fines totaling nearly $200 million against the four major carriers — including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon — for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent.

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FCC Proposes to Fine Wireless Carriers $200M for Selling Customer Location Data

February 28, 2020 0 Comments FCC, Federal Communications Commission, georgetown law institute for technology law and policy, Gigi Sohn, joseph cox, new york times, securus technologies, sen. ron wyden, The Coming Storm, vice.com, wall street journal

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 22:12:10 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed fines of more than $200 million against the nation’s four largest wireless carriers for selling access to their customers’ location information without taking adequate precautions to prevent unauthorized access to that data. While the fines would be among the largest the FCC has ever levied, critics say the penalties don’t go far enough to deter wireless carriers from continuing to sell customer location data.