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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Improper Sharing of Mobile Customer Location Data
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a total of $200 million in fines against four mobile carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, for failing to safeguard and improperly sharing customers’ location information. The companies allegedly sold customers’ real-time location data to third parties without their consent and “without taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to that information,” according to the FCC. The FCC proposed fines of $57 million against AT&T and $48 million against Verizon.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- FCC
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Fine Announcement
- 2/28/2020
