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Your cell phone provider knows where you are and where you’ve been … and spreads the word

July 6, 2012

Excerpted from Real Clear Technology

Cellphone companies hold onto your location information for years and routinely provide it to police.

At least tens of thousands of times a year, they hand cellphone location information to the FBI or police officers who have a court order.

They also analyze your information to send you targeted ads for their own services or from outside companies.

But, there is one person cell phone companies will not share your location information with …

You.

Click to see how your cell provider’s policies stack up

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