<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>salawat</author><text>&amp;gt;operate and improve our network and business&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;and business&lt;p&gt;Loophole is right there. The improvement of their business can be interpreted as anything. Winning a government project, PR win, getting rid of a meddlesome or unsavory customer, supporting an unpopular government action to avoid unpleasant consequences.... All of those fall under improving their business.&lt;p&gt;Generally speaking, any phrase not explicitly defined and constrained in any sort of legal document is where you go to start looking for wiggle room.</text></comment>