The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to recommend that a fine of at least $200 million be levied against four major US wireless carriers — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile — in the wake of a serious consumer privacy violation that came to light back in 2018. It involved the disclosure of some real-time location data connected to the carriers’ customers, and anonymous sources have told reporters that the fine will be announced by Friday — though the companies will have a chance to oppose that financial penalty before it becomes official, at which point the exact amount could also be adjusted and possibly increased.
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AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile will pay a massive fine for violating your privacy originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 17:32:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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