Verizon and AT&T will stop selling real-time location data of its users
(Android Central)

T-Mobile`s conducting an `internal review` into the matter. Last May, U.S. carriers came under fire after it was discovered that they were tracking real-time location info of their subscribers and then selling that information to third parties. Following a heap of backlash over security and privacy concerns, both Verizon and AT&T have confirmed they`re ending this practice. First reported by The Associated Press, Verizon sent a letter to Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden (who`s been particularly critical of this topic) on June 15 announcing that it would stop selling this data to brokers who then sell it to other companies. Shortly after Verizon made this announcement, AT&T followed suit and confirmed it was doing the same thing. As for T-Mobile and Sprint, things are still up in the air. Although T-Mobile hasn`t permanently stopped selling real-time user location, it did say in a statement to The Verge that: While we continue to review the facts and determine next ...