T-Mobile US—FCC fined T-Mobile $80 million for sharing customer real-time location data without consent
In April 2024, the FCC fined T-Mobile $80 million - the largest fine among major carriers - for sharing customers' real-time location data with third parties without obtaining proper consent. T-Mobile was part of a $200 million total enforcement action against major carriers for unauthorized sale of location information to data aggregators. The FCC found that carriers failed to protect sensitive geolocation data and did not verify that data recipients had customer consent.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| User Privacy | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
FCC fined T-Mobile $80 million for unauthorized sale of customer location data
The FCC issued $80 million fine to T-Mobile as part of $200 million total enforcement against major carriers for sharing customer real-time location data with third-party aggregators without proper consent. T-Mobile received the largest individual fine.