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"Despite the carriers' promises, a Motherboard investigation found in January 2019 that "T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are [still] selling access to their customer
by Yuval_Halevi 7y ago
"Despite the carriers' promises, a Motherboard investigation found in January 2019 that "T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are [still] selling access to their customers' location data and that data is ending up in the hands of bounty hunters and others not authorized to possess it, letting them track most phones in the country"
The problem is that those companies can do these crimes because they know they can afford to pay the fine and that no one will go to jail
It's absurd.
- rando444 7y agoI think the bigger problem in the US is that there really aren't standard fines for mishandling or purposely misusing customer data similar to what is structured under the GDPR in Europe.
- SilasX 7y agoWait, why wouldn't bounty hunters be authorized to possess it? Isn't pursuit of someone who has a bench warrant exactly the kind of lawful purpose this is supposed to be limited to?
- FireBeyond 7y agoBounty hunters are no different to you or I, in most places (and outlawed in several states). Some states require licensing as a PI. They have no connection to law enforcement (and due to abuses, many states ban any implication thereof, down to the color of vehicles used).
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- kevas 7y agoBecause they are a private citizens and not law enforcement.
- craftinator 7y agoThey have no real affiliation with law enforcement. They also can't kick down your door or kill your dog like the police can.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoWell they can. They're just much more likely to be held accountable if they do so without a really damn good reason.
- bilbo0s 7y agoI think you are mistaking bounty hunters for law enforcement. It's not the same thing.
- yeahitslikethat 7y agoThey are more like loan sharks who require human beings as collateral.
- pathseeker 7y agoBounty hunters aren't law enforcement anymore than Luke Cage.
- tastygreenapple 7y agoEven better, they get to pay the fine with shareholder money. First, they defraud the shareholders by doing things they said they wouldn't with the shareholder's company. Then when they get in trouble, they use the shareholders money to buy their 'get out of jail free card'. I wish the government would find the officers personally liable.
- javajosh 7y agoCouldn't they? Didn't the Enron execs get jail time?
- terryschiavo22 7y agoSure, and now everyone knows to shred documents more thoroughly than Enron did. Although I agree. A company should be managed such that moral transgressions that happen in lower levels should not be possible. That's exactly the reasoning they applied to Joe Paterno and it should apply to every company as well.