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Carriers insist location data scams are rare and they do their best to police them. Government investigators may want to confirm that claim. Continue reading In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
Regulators aren’t sold on the companies’ claims that fewer competitors means more competition and lower prices. Continue reading The Unpopular Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Looks Increasingly Doomed
The FTC is ordering seven companies – including AT&T, T-Mobile, Comcast and more – to outline what data they collect, what they use the data for, and how transparent they’re being with consumers. Continue reading FTC Demands Broadband Providers Reveal Data Handling Practices
“It is now abundantly clear that you have failed to be good stewards of your customers’ private location information,” Senator Wyden wrote in a letter addressed to AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. Continue reading T-Mobile Reveals More Location Data Abuse Following Questions from Senator Wyden
Guest article by Cybersecurity ProfessionalsWhat can we learn from the major data breaches of 2018?2018 was a major year for cybersecurity. With the introduction of GDPR, the public’s awareness of their cyber identities has vastly increased ̵… Continue reading Learning from the Big Data Breaches of 2018
In several cases, a stalker impersonated a US Marshal and reported a fake kidnapping in order to get telecom companies to give them real-time cell phone location data. Continue reading Stalkers and Debt Collectors Impersonate Cops to Trick Big Telecom Into Giving Them Cell Phone Location Data
Three new attacks can be used to track the location and intercept calls of phone users connected to 4G and 5G cellular networks, researchers from Purdue University and The University of Iowa have revealed. About the attacks Syed Rafiul Hussain, Mitziu … Continue reading New privacy-breaking attacks against phones on 4G and 5G cellular networks
A Motherboard investigation found that telecom companies are selling their customers’ “assisted GPS” data, which is intended for first responders answering 911 calls. Continue reading What A-GPS Data Is (and Why Wireless Carriers Most Definitely Shouldn’t Be Selling It)
A Motherboard investigation has found that around 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer location data. Continue reading Big Telecom Sold Highly Sensitive Customer GPS Data Typically Used for 911 Calls
Documents show that bail bond companies used a secret phone tracking service to make tens of thousands of location requests. Continue reading Hundreds of Bounty Hunters Had Access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Customer Location Data for Years