During a security cabinet meeting the IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi briefed the ministers and updated that hundreds of terrorists surrendered and were arrested, Israeli media reported on Saturday.Responding to Halevi’s comment regarding the number of arrests, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asked, "Are you saying everyone is raising their arms? What should we do with so many prisoners? It's dangerous for soldiers."Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter replied to the National...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it is fining the four U.S. major wireless carriers around $200 million in total for “illegally” sharing and selling customers’ real-time location data without their consent. AT&T’s fine is more than $57 million, Verizon’s is almost $47 million, T-Mobile’s is more than $80 million and Sprint’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The major wireless carriers in the country are currently facing a fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally selling the location data of its customers without their consent. This marks the end of a 2019 investigation into how carriers disregarded the privacy of its customers. According to the FCC’s investigation, carriers like AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile sold the location data of its customers to aggregators. In turn, these aggregators sold the data to...
The Federal Communications Commission levied nearly $200 million in fines against four telecommunications giants Monday following an agency investigation that concluded the companies had sold location data of customers without their consent.
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T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T say they will appeal against ‘excessive’ fines meted out by US regulatorThe Federal Communications Commission on Monday fined the largest US wireless carriers nearly $200m for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information.The FCC is finalizing fines first proposed in February 2020, including $80m for T-Mobile; $12m for Sprint, which T-Mobile has since acquired; $57m for AT&T, and nearly $47m for Verizon. Continue reading
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The Federal Communications Commission announced the penalties this week after investigations found the four carriers had been feeding customer location data to shady data brokers and aggregators. Those firms then resold that sensitive info to pretty much any third party willing to pay up, no questions asked about how itRead Entire Article
The Federal Communications Commission has slapped the largest mobile carriers in the US with a collective fine worth $200 million for selling access to their customers' location information without consent. AT&T was ordered to pay $57 million, while Verizon has to pay $47 million. Meanwhile, Sprint and T-Mobile are facing a penalty with a total amount of $92 million together, since the companies had merged two years ago. The FCC conducted an in-depth investigation into the carriers' unauthorized...
The FCC has fined three major mobile carriers almost $200 Million after illegally sharing user location data.
The Federal Communications Commission fined four US wireless carriers close to $200 million for illegally sharing access to customers' location data.AT&T was fined over $57 million, and Verizon was fined almost $47 million. T-Mobile and Sprint, which merged since the investigation began, have been fined $92 million collectively, the FCC said on Monday."Our communications providers have access to some of the most sensitive information about us," FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in the...