Rosenworcel Asks Carriers About Data Practices
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asked the nation’s top 15 mobile wireless providers for information on their data retention and privacy policies and general practices. The letters ask about carrier “policies around geolocation data, such as how long geolocation data is…
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retained and why and what the current safeguards are to protect this sensitive information,” the FCC said: “The letters probe carriers about their processes for sharing subscriber geolocation data with law enforcement and other third parties’ data sharing agreements” and ask “how consumers are notified when their geolocation information is shared with third parties.” Providers have until Aug. 3 to respond. The letters are in Wednesday’s Daily Digest. They went to AT&T, Best Buy Health, Charter Communications, Comcast, Consumer Cellular, C-Spire, Dish Network, Google, H2O Wireless, Lycamobile, Mint Mobile, Red Pocket, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon. “We do not sell customer location data,” a T-Mobile spokesperson emailed: “That data is released only when we receive a legal demand.” Others didn't comment Wednesday.