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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Compare across platforms →"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.
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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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