[HN Gopher] Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC...
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       Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC plans
       punishment
        
       Author : Stanleyc23
       Score  : 48 points
       Date   : 2020-01-31 21:26 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | anonymousiam wrote:
       | So it's okay for the carriers to provide the phone-location (and
       | other metadata) to government entities without a warrant, but
       | it's not okay to sell it commercially? I'd love to see a legal
       | analysis of that argument.
        
         | flattone wrote:
         | At the end of the day the government can do whatever it wants.
        
         | outside1234 wrote:
         | Trump said it was ok. QED.
        
         | lonelappde wrote:
         | Why make that leap? This is a new ruling.
         | 
         | Ask the FCC if they believe sharing to government is legal.
        
       | stalked wrote:
       | This doesn't bring retribution to the people who've been stalked
       | as a result of this banana republic activity.
        
       | nerpderp82 wrote:
       | I think jailtime+fines should be the minimal remedy.
        
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