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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by sjs7007 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @09:37PM (#17087996)
Just tried it and was pretty accurate for me as well. How is it even legal for our cell phone providers to sell this data...?
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by kalleboo on Thursday May 17, 2018 @12:23AM (#17088704)
You agreed to it when you signed the terms of service
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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by PeterisP on Thursday May 17, 2018 @03:26AM (#17089461)
Laws can and should override terms of service. The question of why it's legal isn't about contracts, but about basic privacy rights enforced (or not) by the legal system.
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