<story><title>Military intelligence buys location data instead of getting warrants</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/military-intelligence-buys-location-data-instead-of-getting-warrants-memo-shows/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tppiotrowski</author><text>&amp;quot;If your mobile device is turned on, our network is collecting data about the device location. We may use, provide access to, or disclose this network location data without your approval to provide and support our Services, including to route wireless communications, operate and improve our network and business, detect and prevent fraud, provide information to emergency responders about where to find you when you call public safety agencies, including through 911 or similar emergency services numbers, or as required by law.&amp;quot; [1]&lt;p&gt;The wording here seems to suggest they can only use it for diagnosing their T-Mobile network, to emergency services or as required by law. Where is the loophole?&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.t-mobile.com&amp;#x2F;privacy-center&amp;#x2F;our-practices&amp;#x2F;privacy-policy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.t-mobile.com&amp;#x2F;privacy-center&amp;#x2F;our-practices&amp;#x2F;privac...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>username90</author><text>&amp;gt; We may use, provide access to, or disclose this network location data without your approval to provide and support our Services&lt;p&gt;That is the important part, everything else are just suggestions. If they view selling user data as one of their services then selling your data to someone else is a part of things the contract covers.</text></comment>
<story><title>Military intelligence buys location data instead of getting warrants</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/military-intelligence-buys-location-data-instead-of-getting-warrants-memo-shows/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tppiotrowski</author><text>&amp;quot;If your mobile device is turned on, our network is collecting data about the device location. We may use, provide access to, or disclose this network location data without your approval to provide and support our Services, including to route wireless communications, operate and improve our network and business, detect and prevent fraud, provide information to emergency responders about where to find you when you call public safety agencies, including through 911 or similar emergency services numbers, or as required by law.&amp;quot; [1]&lt;p&gt;The wording here seems to suggest they can only use it for diagnosing their T-Mobile network, to emergency services or as required by law. Where is the loophole?&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.t-mobile.com&amp;#x2F;privacy-center&amp;#x2F;our-practices&amp;#x2F;privacy-policy&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.t-mobile.com&amp;#x2F;privacy-center&amp;#x2F;our-practices&amp;#x2F;privac...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>paxys</author><text>&amp;gt; The DIA explains in the memo that it simply does not think the Carpenter ruling applies to it. &amp;quot;DIA does not construe the Carpenter decision to require a judicial warrant endorsing purchase or use of commercially-available data for intelligence purposes,&amp;quot; the agency wrote. &amp;quot;DIA&amp;#x27;s acquisition, use, and storage of commercial geolocation data is governed&amp;quot; not by these civilian law enforcement rules but by the DoD&amp;#x27;s own &amp;quot;Attorney General-approved data handling requirements.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;If the DoD thinks it has the right to this data then whatever agreement you have with T-Mobile doesn&amp;#x27;t really matter. Ultimately that is what needs to be challenged in court.</text></comment>