Wyden Praises FCC Fines on Wireless Carriers in Response to His Investigation into Abuse of Location Data
April 29, 2024
April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the Federal Communications Commission for voting today to approve fines against AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, for selling customers' detailed location data to shady data brokers in violation of federal law.
Wyden originally revealed the practice in 2018 and called on the FCC to investigate wireless carriers for betraying their customers . . .
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the Federal Communications Commission for voting today to approve fines against AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint, for selling customers' detailed location data to shady data brokers in violation of federal law.
Wyden originally revealed the practice in 2018 and called on the FCC to investigate wireless carriers for betraying their customers . . .