How to Opt Out of Cell Phone Company Data Collection

How to Opt Out of Cell Phone Company Data Collection

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Last month, Verizon changed its privacy policy to allow the company to share your Web browsing habits, app downloads, and other information with third-party marketers.

Naturally, this set off a wave of public backlash and alarm bells among consumer interest groups. But when we took a closer look at what other carriers were doing, it turns out Verizon wasn't the only one making a little side revenue from selling customer data.

All the four major carriers collect, anonymize (strip off any personal identifiers), and sell information about how its customers use their technology, from browsi

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So there you go ladies and gentlemen, its all about dollars and cents, or euros and cents or pounds and cents etc etc etc and yep your habits are not in the interest of the nations security but an outright profile for future events and marketers to see how they can tap into your habits and gain that extra .99 cents from you while your in the subway or simply chilling out in the park.



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Furthermore, the laws preventing carriers from overstepping their boundaries are weak. A lawyer at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said U.S. privacy rights at the federal level are up to the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourth Amendment. But the Fourth hasn't protected consumers in cases like U.S. v. Miller 425 U.S. 435 (bank records are not protected by Fourth) and Smith v. Maryland 442 U.S. 735 (1979) (holding records of dialed numbers are not protected).

Until then, buyer beware.

Oh those lawyers need some serious talking to, dont you think ?