The FCC fined Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon a total of $200m for selling customer location data without consent, violating Section 222 of the Communications Act. These carriers sold data to third parties, exposing sensitive information, leading to investigations after unauthorized access incidents, continuing the practice even after safeguards failed. The FCC aims to hold carriers accountable and ensure they protect customer data, with recent actions targeting data brokers and enforcing data privacy regulations
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