AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile hit with $200M FCC fine for sharing user location data without consent
- Major wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon were fined almost $200 million by the FCC for sharing customer location data without authorization, including to prisons. T-Mobile and Sprint merged post-investigation.
- The carriers sold location data to aggregators who further shared it with third parties, shifting responsibility for consent. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile were fined varying amounts.
- The FCC found carriers negligent in protecting sensitive location information, leading to fines. Investigations stemmed from reports that carriers shared data with a Missouri sheriff through a third-party vendor.
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