Yet this is exactly what our mobile carriers have been doing.

This information and geolocation data is really sensitive.

That’s why the FCC is taking steps to ensure this data is protected."

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A Necessary Evil?

“It’s that simple.

Play by the rules, or you don’t play.”

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