🔒 Privacy & Data

Ex-FCC Chairs and EPIC to SCOTUS: Fine Carriers for Selling Your Location Tracks

Picture this: your phone pinging your every move, sold off to the highest bidder. Now EPIC and former FCC bosses are begging SCOTUS to make carriers foot the $200 million bill.

theAIcatchup Apr 07, 2026 4 min read
U.S. Supreme Court with glowing phone location pins overlay

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • EPIC, ex-FCC chairs, and consumer groups filed amicus brief pushing SCOTUS to back $200M+ FCC fines on carriers. 𝕏
  • Carriers admit wrongdoing but challenge FCC authority; brief argues jury trials available. 𝕏
  • Precedent could reshape data sales, impacting AI models reliant on location tracking. 𝕏
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#EPIC amicus brief #FCC location data fines #SCOTUS privacy case #SCOTUS telecom case #SCOTUS wireless carriers #customer privacy violations #wireless carriers accountability #wireless carriers privacy

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Originally reported by EPIC - Electronic Privacy

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