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I see a lot of vitriol in this thread, but I can't seem to understand what harm would actually be caused? Would appreciate it if someone could give me an examp

• xyst 5y ago
  it's more unnecessary tracking of the user that is masquerading as a benefit. I don't pay monthly subscription fees to get tracked without my explicit consent. If you want this data, reduce my subscription fee to $0/month. t-mobile enabled this enhanced tracking by default on all accounts earlier this year. I had to disable it on each individual line.
• mopsi 5y ago
  What if I don't want Verizon to collect and accidentally leak for the whole world to see who calls me and what websites I visit? Is it not enough that I don't want my personal life to sit on pastebin four years from now?
• standyro 5y ago
  Cell phone carriers are the ones who are ultimately responsible for the huge uptick in phishing attempts because they're monetizing selling phone number records. It may only be a minor annoyance but I still get junk phone calls and the FTC is spineless to standup to do anything about it. Until only this year, the former head of the FTC was a former Verizon exec (talk about a revolving door in industry/regulation) Who's to say they won't do the same to surreptitiously use the data internally for their own (somewhat shady) divisions or their former adtech owned divisions (Verizon Media, now known again as Yahoo)
• throwthere 5y ago
  By this line of thinking… if a computer service tech finds and shares compromising pictures of you or your loved ones with their friends it’s all good because nothing bad happens to the customer.