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Title: FCC to fine US carriers $200 million for disclosing locations of its users Post by: HCK on February 28, 2020, 04:05:19 pm FCC to fine US carriers $200 million for disclosing locations of its users
They feature full-fledged SoC that run their own OS. What you need to know The FCC is preparing to propose fines against all four major US carriers. All four carriers have been accused of disclosing the real-time location data of its customers. Fines could exceed an excess of $200 million. The United States Federal Communications Commission is preparing to propose fining all for major US cellular carriers at least $200 million for disclosing the real-time location data of its customers. Reported by Reuters, two people briefed on the matter explained that the commission is set to propose the fines on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile by Friday. The companies will then have the opportunity to contest the fines and the amount to be paid before they are finalized. That said, the sources explained that it does not necessarily mean that the fines would go down - they could potentially increase. In May 2018, the FCC launched an investigation into reports that a flaw in a websit... Source: FCC to fine US carriers $200 million for disclosing locations of its users (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/QTMYq6uG754/fcc-fine-all-four-us-carriers-200-million-disclosing-real-time-locations-its-customers) |