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Verizon & AT&T tell courts FCC can't punish them for selling user location data. (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It won't be gone, it'll be used to ensure the most powerful companies in the country never, ever, have any legitimate competition, and can do whatever the fuck they want. They'll write whatever laws these companies want. They'll make it illegal to try to start a new telecom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

They'll make it illegal to try to start a new telecom.

They already did in some states at least for municipalities... aint "free" market grand?