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FCC Imposes Nearly $200 Million in Fines on US Wireless Carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) for Illegal Location Data Sharing (neuters.de)

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The carriers sold "real-time location information to data aggregators, allowing this highly sensitive data to wind up in the hands of bail-bond companies, bounty hunters, and other shady actors," FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.

"Smartphones are always with us, and as a result these devices know where we are at any given moment," Rosenworcel said. Citing the sensitivity of geolocation data, she added, "In the wrong hands, it can provide those who wish to do us harm the ability to locate us with pinpoint accuracy."

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[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 6 points 6 months ago

That software is really handy, but that name is really awful. Every time I hear it, I think of neutering.

[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

I think that's the point and the inspiration for the name.

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 6 months ago

I swear, in general, open source software is absolutely fantastic. But open source developers have no concept of naming things in general and or user design in general. They make great software, but choose absolutely horrid names and or user interfaces.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

I think it’s funny. They’re neutering the ads and tracking

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

They only changed a letter, and are essentially just shortening Not.

Nitter = Not Twitter Neuters = Not Reuters

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 6 months ago

I know what it means. It's still a terrible name.

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

choose absolutely horrid names and or user interfaces

Get a free tool.

Bitch incessantly about said free tool.

News flash, the tool wasn't made for you.

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town -1 points 6 months ago

This was literally my first time ever using it. As I said, it's a great tool. I'm not criticizing the work at all.

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