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The agreement states T-Mobile collects location data from all devices and home internet gateways on its network for service delivery, fraud detection, and emergency response purposes, and may use precise location for advertising with consent, while committing not to share or sell precise location for targeted advertising without consent.
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This provision establishes that location data collection is continuous for all network-connected devices and home gateways, with an explicit consent requirement imposed before precise location is used for advertising or shared with advertising partners, creating a consent-gated boundary for advertising use of this sensitive data category.
Under this clause, location data is collected by default for all T-Mobile network and home internet customers for operational and fraud prevention purposes. Precise location use for advertising requires separate consumer consent, and the agreement states precise location will not be sold or shared for targeted advertising without that consent.
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"When you use a device or home internet gateway on our network, we collect data about where you are. We use location data to provide and support our services, including to route wireless communications, run and improve our networks and business, detect and prevent fraud, help emergency responders, or comply with legal obligations. If you provide your consent, we may also use your precise location for advertising purposes, to provide location-based services like SyncUP KIDS, or other services that may require your consent. We won't share your precise location for targeted advertising or sell it without consent.Excerpt from T-Mobile's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Location data collection engages the CCPA's sensitive personal data category for precise geolocation, requiring consent before use for advertising purposes in California. The Communications Act and FCC regulations govern location data disclosure to third parties, including historical FCC enforcement actions regarding unauthorized carrier location data sales. State comprehensive privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, and other states classify precise location as sensitive data requiring opt-in consent for collection and processing beyond operational necessity. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The collection of location data from all network-connected devices and home internet gateways is pervasive by operational design. The consent requirement for advertising use creates a critical consent management obligation. T-Mobile has been subject to prior FCC regulatory proceedings regarding location data practices, making this an area of heightened regulatory attention. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California, Colorado, and Connecticut impose opt-in consent requirements for precise location as a sensitive data category. FCC jurisdiction applies nationally for location data disclosure to third parties. The Tailored Offers and Ads program, which includes precise location, creates additional jurisdiction flags as addressed in that provision. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Any third-party aggregator or location-based service provider receiving precise location data must be assessed for compliance with consent transmission requirements and downstream use restrictions. Location data vendor agreements should specify that data received under consent cannot be used beyond the consented purpose. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit the consent management mechanism for advertising-use location data to confirm that consent is affirmative, specific, and revocable. The scope of operational location data use beyond advertising should be documented against CPNI regulatory requirements and state law operational necessity standards. Prior regulatory proceedings involving carrier location data practices should inform internal review of current third-party location data sharing relationships.
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This provision establishes that location data collection is continuous for all network-connected devices and home gateways, with an explicit consent requirement imposed before precise location is used for advertising or shared with advertising partners, creating a consent-gated boundary for advertising use of this sensitive data category.
Under this clause, location data is collected by default for all T-Mobile network and home internet customers for operational and fraud prevention purposes. Precise location use for advertising requires separate consumer consent, and the agreement states precise location will not be sold or shared for targeted advertising without that consent.
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