T-Mobile claimed selling location data without consent is legal—judges disagree

The article discusses a legal dispute between T-Mobile and US regulators over the company's practice of selling its customers' location data without their consent. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had imposed a $92 million fine on T-Mobile for this violation, but the company attempted to challenge the fine in court, arguing that the practice was legal. However, the judges presiding over the case disagreed with T-Mobile's stance, ruling that the company's actions were indeed illegal. This decision upholds the FCC's fine, and serves as a setback for T-Mobile's efforts to overturn the penalty. The article also notes that similar cases are ongoing against AT&T and Verizon, the two other major US wireless providers, regarding their own location data sharing practices. The outcomes of those cases are yet to be determined, but the ruling against T-Mobile suggests that the courts are likely to side with the regulators in these disputes as well.