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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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[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 44 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just the cost of doing business. I bet they made more on the sale.

[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

They made so much more that they can afford to keep spending their lawyers time on it

All three major carriers vowed to appeal the fines after they were announced today

[–] pop@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)
  • US helps create monopolies
  • Buys data off those monopolies for surveillance
  • Pretend-fines pocket change for those monopolies
  • Make it seem like a big deal in media
  • The dumb populace believe the BS and point to it as some sort of win.
  • Rinse and Repeat
[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 months ago

AT&T revenue for the twelve months ending March 31, 2024 was $122.317B

[–] 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.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Where’s my cut?

Also not enough

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

now your bill will increase to make up for it

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago

Maria Buttanero at 204 E Peoria St. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Your location data is safe!

[–] cosmic_cowboy@reddthat.com 11 points 6 months ago

Nothing will change until they start jailing people. Fines are just the cost of doing business in the modern era.

[–] PanoptiDon@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel like that just makes the customers pick up the bill. They need to go after CEO income/bonuses

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Fuck that.

I mean, you can also bankrupt them with fines. But violating people's rights for profit should put you in a prison cell. And no minimum security bullshit.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

It seems you're also the product even if you pay.

[–] pop@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago
  • US helps create monopolies
  • Buys data off those monopolies for surveillance
  • Pretend-fines pocket change for those monopolies
  • Make it seem like a big deal in media
  • The dumb populace believe the BS and point to it as some sort of win.
  • Rinse and Repeat