U.S. agency to probe how mobile carriers use consumer location data


A person uses a mobile phone as the crowd grows in Times Square ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., December 31, 2021. REUTERS/Stefan Jeremiah

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the agency will investigate mobile carriers’ compliance with rules requiring them to disclose to consumers how they are using and sharing location data.

"This information and geolocation data is really

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