US Mobile Carriers (Barely) Fined for Selling Customer Location Data

Although the FCC found that all four major US carriers broke the law by selling its customers' location data to third-party firms, critics say the collective $200 million penalty is nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

All four major US mobile carriers broke the law by selling customers' mobile phone location data to third-party companies, the FCC said today. However, the proposed penalty will only amount to $200 million collectively, or what critics are calling a slap on the wrist.

“The Commission had ...

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