Verizon collects precise location data from GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell tower sources, as well as less precise location derived from IP address, when customers use Verizon services and in some cases when using third-party services, websites, or apps.
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This provision establishes that Verizon collects precise location data from multiple technical sources across both Verizon services and, in some circumstances, third-party contexts. Precise location data is classified as sensitive personal information under CPRA and intersects with FCC CPNI location data protections.
The updated policy removes four instances of opt-out guidance that previously directed Verizon Community users to a 'Your Privacy Choices' page. This removal eliminates a disclosed method for managing privacy preferences within that service. Verizon Community users will no longer have this specific instruction in the published policy to locate opt-out controls.
View change record →The updated policy expands the stated uses of your information. Verizon now explicitly reserves the right to use data to determine your eligibility for employment-related discounts, Verizon Dollars rewards, and service discounts; to assess your creditworthiness and payment risk; and to contact you with marketing offers from partners. The policy previously stated these uses more narrowly or did not list them as discrete purposes. You can review Verizon's privacy choices pages to manage some data uses, including opt-out mechanisms for prescreening and industry-wide credit opt-out options.
View change record →This provision discloses that Verizon collects precise location information including GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell tower data during use of Verizon services and potentially during use of third-party services. Under CPRA, customers can request limitation of use of this sensitive personal information.
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"We collect location information when you use our services and, in some cases, when you use other services, websites or apps. This includes precise location information from GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell tower proximity, as well as less precise location information derived from your IP address.Excerpt from Verizon's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes that Verizon collects precise location data from multiple technical sources across both Verizon services and, in some circumstances, third-party contexts. Precise location data is classified as sensitive personal information under CPRA and intersects with FCC CPNI location data protections.
This provision discloses that Verizon collects precise location information including GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cell tower data during use of Verizon services and potentially during use of third-party services. Under CPRA, customers can request limitation of use of this sensitive personal information.
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