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Big Brother Alert: How to Stop Your Phone Carrier from Spying on You in 2024
Data tracking in 2024 seems inevitable. Whether you’re using an iPhone or Android, your carrier is likely gathering data about your cellphone usage. T-Mobile’s new “profiling and automated decisions” feature is enabled by default, and all three major US providers collect data. Here’s how to…
Hot Take:
Is your phone’s data privacy menu starting to look like an all-you-can-eat buffet for tech giants? With all the toggles and switches, it’s like they’re asking if you want fries with that invasion of privacy!
Key Points:
- All three major US wireless carriers—T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon—collect significant amounts of user data.
- Most of these data collection options are enabled by default, and users need to manually opt out if they prefer more privacy.
- T-Mobile recently introduced a new tracking method called “profiling and automated decisions.”
- Many data collection options are justified by the companies as necessary for personalization and fraud prevention.
- Users can adjust their privacy settings directly through their online accounts.
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