The policy authorizes Verizon to collect call detail records, URLs of websites visited, video streaming activity, app usage, and data transmitted through its network, and to use this information to develop advertising products and deliver marketing communications.
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This provision authorizes collection and advertising use of telecommunications network data, including call records and browsing activity at the network layer, which is subject to FCC CPNI obligations as well as general consumer privacy frameworks. The combination of network-layer data collection with advertising product development is operationally distinct from data practices of non-carrier companies.
Interpretive note: The precise scope of FCC CPNI coverage relative to the advertising uses described may depend on FCC rulemaking and enforcement interpretation, which has evolved over time.
This new provision explicitly details granular behavioral tracking including calls, texts, websites, and video streams for direct advertising purposes, which was not separately articulated in the previous version.
View full change record →Under this clause, Verizon's network-level collection of URLs visited, app usage, video streams, and call records may be used to develop advertising products and deliver personalized marketing, subject to the opt-out mechanisms described elsewhere in the policy.
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"We collect information about your use of our networks, services, and products. This includes information about calls you make and receive, text messages you send and receive, websites you visit, video streams you watch, and apps and features you use as well as the data transmitted through our networks. We use this information to... provide marketing communications to you... and to develop advertising products and services.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy (Summary)
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: FCC CPNI rules specifically govern telecommunications carriers' use of call detail records and related network usage data.
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This provision authorizes collection and advertising use of telecommunications network data, including call records and browsing activity at the network layer, which is subject to FCC CPNI obligations as well as general consumer privacy frameworks. The combination of network-layer data collection with advertising product development is operationally distinct from data practices of non-carrier companies.
Under this clause, Verizon's network-level collection of URLs visited, app usage, video streams, and call records may be used to develop advertising products and deliver personalized marketing, subject to the opt-out mechanisms described elsewhere in the policy.
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