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Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data
Carriers claim location data isn’t protected, say they have right to jury trial.
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are continuing their fight against fines for selling user location data, with two of the big three carriers submitting new court briefs arguing that the Federal Communications Commission can't punish them. Verizon and AT&T both said the fines violate their Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial, and that the location data doesn't fall under the law cited by the FCC. Brendan Carr, who is likely to become chair after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, said in his dissent that the FCC has only "limited and circumscribed authority over privacy" and that the matter should be handled by the Federal Trade Commission instead.
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