US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone location data

Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by 88e282102ae2e5b on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @01:00PM (#17084072)

Are you able to send them a copy of their individual location data, or the location data of their staffers/friends/family? That might make for a potent wake up call. Though, you'd want to run that by an attorney first.

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by lallysingh on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @02:13PM (#17084932)

Screw that. Put together a consumer stalking website, sell the data directly. Advertise, make tons of money, and let the outrage from that bring light to the entire industry.

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by ZainRiz on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @05:25PM (#17086637)

And then be the only one sent to jail as the scapegoat for the rest

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by i_cant_speel on Thursday May 17, 2018 @10:15AM (#17091364)

It's not illegal.

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by api on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:40PM (#17093514)

Do it on the dark web.

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by code_duck on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:31AM (#17088742)

Move to Myanmar first?

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by mygo on Thursday May 17, 2018 @09:54AM (#17091238)

To get initial traction, you can even call it “where’s waldo” to get the publicity of a trademark suit. go for broke — you’d be going to jail anyway once any meaningful legislation is put into place

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by lallysingh on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:13PM (#17093218)

The point is to encourage legislation. So happily shut down on a pile of money.

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