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FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

The FCC has fined wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customers' location data without their consent.

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Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Wireless Carriers Say They’ll Fight FCC on Fines Over Customer Location Data (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The top three US wireless providers vowed to fight fines totaling almost $200 million by regulators who said the carriers illegally shared customers’ location information.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US government has issued millions of dollars in fines to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon after an investigation found the nation’s top wireless carriers had illegally shared customers’ personal data without their consent.

  3. UPI

    FCC levies nearly $200M in fines on top wireless carriers for sharing location info (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Four of the nation's largest wireless carriers have each been fined tens of millions of dollars for illegally sharing information about their customers' locations, the Biden administration announced Monday.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The FCC has fined wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customers' location data without their consent.

  5. Engadget

    FCC fines America's largest wireless carriers $200 million for selling customer location data (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The Federal Communications Commission has slapped the largest mobile carriers in the US with a collective fine worth $200 million for selling access to their customers' location information without consent.

  6. The Guardian

    Top US mobile carriers fined $200m by FCC over illegal location-data sharing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulator

  7. BGR

    Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint fined nearly $200 million for illegally sharing our location data (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    The FCC is fining Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint for allegedly illegally sharing users' location data with third parties.

  8. Insider

    FCC fines big phone companies nearly $200 million for sharing customer location data (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    All of the companies plan to appeal the fines, which were first proposed in 2020.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent. “These carriers failed to protect the information entrusted to them.

  10. Government Executive

    FCC fines major wireless carriers $200M for illegally selling customer location data (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    Two wireless providers said they plan to appeal the fine.

  11. CNET

    FCC Fines Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T $200 Million for Sharing Customer Location Data (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    The agency issued penalties to the carriers for selling customer data to third parties without consent.

  12. WSVN Miami

    FCC fines wireless carriers millions for sharing user locations without consent - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    Washington (CNN) — The US government has issued millions of dollars in fines to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon after an investigation found the nation’s top wireless

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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