{"id":3105,"date":"2018-05-16T06:57:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T12:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2018-05-16T06:57:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T12:57:49","slug":"us-cell-carriers-are-selling-access-to-your-real-time-phone-location-data-zdnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=3105","title":{"rendered":"US cell carriers are selling access to your real-time phone location data | ZDNet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four of the largest cell giants in the US are selling your real-time location data to a company that you’ve probably never heard about before.<\/p>\n

In case you missed it,\u00a0a senator last week sent a letter<\/a>\u00a0demanding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigate why Securus, a prison technology company, can track any phone “within seconds” by using data obtained from the country’s largest cell giants, including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, through an intermediary, LocationSmart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: US cell carriers are selling access to your real-time phone location data | ZDNet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Four of the largest cell giants in the US are selling your real-time location data to a company that you’ve probably never heard about before. In case you missed it,\u00a0a senator last week sent a letter\u00a0demanding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) investigate why Securus, a prison technology company, can track…<\/p>\n

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