Ajit Pai refused to discuss carrier tracking scandal with lawmakers
January 16, 2019
Lawmakers want to know why the FCC still allows mobile carriers to share their subscribers' location data with aggregators, but they won't be getting answers from its chairman anytime soon. Ajit Pai has refused to attend an emergency briefing requested by the Committee on Energy and Commerce chief Rep. Frank Pallone. The committee head was hoping to discuss the phone location tracking scandal that blew up last week. If you'll recall, a Motherboard reporter was able to get someone's real-time location from a bail bond agent for just $300, and that information came from a company that purchases data from mobile carriers.
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