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FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Although the fines were originally proposed when the FCC was controlled by Republicans, the vote to finalize the penalties was 3-2 with dissents from Republicans Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington.

Shows what matters most to them. It certainly isn’t the wellbeing of their constituents.

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[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 17 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How did this effect those who had their data sold? Will they see anything from this?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 36 points 6 months ago (1 children)

😅 Is this rhetorical or have you been under a rock the past 5 years. You know what the victims of this will get? A price hike by their carriers to help pay the fines.

[–] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

Rhetorical/facetious. And I got the answer I expected.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 months ago

Not a chance.