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June 19, 2018 06:06 pm GMT
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Verizon and others call a conditional halt on sharing location with data brokers
Verizon is cutting off access to its mobile customers' real-time locations to two third-party data brokers "to prevent misuse of that information going forward." The company announced the decision in a letter sent to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who along with others helped reveal improper usage and poor security at these location brokers. It is not, however, getting out of the location-sharing business altogether.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/B-kwyWxqLVQ/
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