AT&T and T-Mobile Are Giving Cops Geofenced Location Data

[arkadiyt]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/23/att-t-mobile-geofence-orders/

[ChrisArchitect]

Related:

FTC Order Prohibits Data Broker X-Mode Social and Outlogic from Selling Sensitive Location Data

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/01/...

[ChrisArchitect]

Related from December:

Location history data in Google Maps will soon be stored on user devices

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38660646

[ChrisArchitect]

Related from last year:

First U.S. ban on sale of cellphone location data might be coming

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36667848

[dikaio]

Please don’t leave out Verizon, 100% Verizon does the same.

[testfrequency → dikaio]

Agreed.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-cell-carriers-selling-acces...

“Verizon, one of many cell carriers that sells access to its vast amounts of customer location data, counts LocationSmart as a close partner.”

[ByQuyzzy]

It's stunning that the government would make use of the GovCorp tracker pods the cattle willingly pay for and carry. Shocking.

[Fatnino → ByQuyzzy]

The ubiquity of everyone carrying a tracker means that you can manufacture a nearly perfect alibi by simply leaving your phone at home when going out to do crimes.

[pixl97 → Fatnino]

Better not take your car, because it's tracking you separately.

[ChrisArchitect]

https://archive.is/PyMsB