[HN Gopher] Carrier sales of phone-location data is illegal, FCC... ___________________________________________________________________ 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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-01-31 23:00 UTC)