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AT&T and T-Mobile Are Giving Cops Geofenced Location Data
- ByQuyzzy 3y agoIt's stunning that the government would make use of the GovCorp tracker pods the cattle willingly pay for and carry. Shocking.
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoRelated: FTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/ftc-order-prohibits-data-broker-x-mode-social-outlogic-selling-sensitive-location-data https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/...
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoRelated from last year: First U.S. ban on sale of cellphone location data might be coming https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36667848 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36667848
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoRelated from December: Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored on user devices https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38660646 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38660646
- ChrisArchitect 3y agohttps://archive.is/PyMsB https://archive.is/PyMsB
- dikaio 3y agoPlease don’t leave out Verizon, 100% Verizon does the same.
- testfrequency 3y agoAgreed. https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-access-to-real-time-location-data/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-acces... “Verizon, one of many cell carriers that sells access to its vast amounts of customer location data, counts LocationSmart as a close partner.”