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That's not a revenue stream at any cell phone carrier I've seen. They do what they are legally obliged to do, and while they do get paid for it, it's a fraction
by xorcist 1y ago
That's not a revenue stream at any cell phone carrier I've seen. They do what they are legally obliged to do, and while they do get paid for it, it's a fraction of the actual cost of providing the data. The state tends to drive the hell of a bargain. The service providers, such as Facebook, Google and Apple though, that's entirely different.
- jrockway 1y agoVerizon silently opted everyone into sharing their browser history (based on DNS I guess) with advertisers: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/verizon-ignored-users-previous-opt-outs-in-latest-push-to-scan-web-browsing/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/veriz... I have to imagine that the other companies are doing this as well.
- reactordev 1y agoWarmer, think of the other vector, from the data broker point of view…
- shakna 1y agoAlmost all telcos in the US sell data to brokers. Like for example, when they got caught selling location data they were required to protect. [0] [0] https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/29/fcc_telecom_fines/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/29/fcc_telecom_fines/