first published week of: 05/08/2023
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A "Harlow Report" From January 21, 2009
Privacy Tip #173 – Cell Phone Geolocation Data Being Sold
by Linn F. Freedman
Bounty hunters relying on geolocation data which is sold to them, to target cell phones and privacy information, creating great concern for individuals.We previously cautioned that telephone companies sell customer data to third parties, including location data [view related posts here]. Last year, the telecom industry pledged to stop the practice after pressure by members of Congress.
Earlier this month, Joseph Cox of Motherboard released I Gave a Bounty Hunter $300. Then He Located Our Phone and outlined how he gave the individual his phone number and the individual (called a bounty hunter) was able to find the “current location of most phones in the United States.” When he did so for Mr. Cox, the bounty hunter was able to locate the phone within a few blocks of where the individual was located.
Read full story at National Law Review…