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The policy states that Verizon collects location data from wireless devices as part of its network and device performance information collection, in addition to usage and interaction data.
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This provision establishes that wireless device location data is collected as part of standard network operations, which engages heightened regulatory scrutiny under multiple state privacy laws, FTC guidance on sensitive data categories, and the federal Cable Act; compliance teams should assess retention periods, sharing scope, and precision of location data collected, none of which are specified in this summary document.
Interpretive note: The summary document does not specify the precision level, retention period, or third-party sharing scope of location data collected, creating ambiguity about the full operational scope of this provision.
Under this provision, the agreement authorizes collection of wireless device location data from customers as part of network and device performance monitoring. Customers seeking to understand the scope, retention, or third-party sharing of location data would need to consult the full Verizon Privacy Policy rather than this summary.
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"We collect information you provide to us, about your use of our products and services and about your interactions with us. We also collect information about how our network and your devices are working, including the location of your wireless devices.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy (Summary)
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Wireless device location data collection engages the FTC Act's unfair or deceptive practices standards, FCC regulations governing telecommunications carrier location data, and multiple state privacy laws including California's CCPA and CPRA, which classify precise geolocation as sensitive personal information requiring opt-in consent or prominent opt-out rights. The FCC has issued enforcement actions related to unauthorized location data sharing by telecommunications carriers, and this provision should be evaluated in that regulatory context. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The collection of wireless device location data without specification of precision level, retention period, or third-party disclosure scope creates compliance exposure under California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Texas privacy laws, each of which imposes distinct obligations on the processing of sensitive location information. The summary document does not specify whether opt-in or opt-out consent governs location data use beyond network operations. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California CPRA classifies precise geolocation as sensitive personal information and requires opt-out or opt-in rights depending on use; Colorado and Connecticut similarly treat geolocation as sensitive. Illinois, Texas, and Washington impose additional constraints where location data intersects with biometric or health data. EU and EEA users are directed to the International Privacy Centre and are not governed by this policy. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: If location data is shared with service providers or third parties as part of the advertising or insights programs disclosed elsewhere in the policy, vendor data processing agreements should specify location data handling, retention limits, and onward transfer restrictions consistent with applicable state law. Procurement teams should confirm that third-party recipients of location data maintain compliant data security and use limitation obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review the full Verizon Privacy Policy to determine whether location data is disclosed to third parties for advertising purposes, confirm that consent mechanisms for location data satisfy California CPRA sensitive data requirements, assess FCC compliance posture in light of prior enforcement actions, and update data maps to reflect location data flows across Verizon's network and device monitoring operations.
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This provision establishes that wireless device location data is collected as part of standard network operations, which engages heightened regulatory scrutiny under multiple state privacy laws, FTC guidance on sensitive data categories, and the federal Cable Act; compliance teams should assess retention periods, sharing scope, and precision of location data collected, none of which are specified in this summary document.
Under this provision, the agreement authorizes collection of wireless device location data from customers as part of network and device performance monitoring. Customers seeking to understand the scope, retention, or third-party sharing of location data would need to consult the full Verizon Privacy Policy rather than this summary.
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