Selling 911 location data is illegal—US carriers reportedly did it anyway

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Three of the four major wireless carriers have been accused of breaking US law by selling 911 location data to third parties.
'Telecom giants broke the law by selling detailed location data' that was 'meant for use only by emergency services,' consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge said last week in a blog post that urged the Federal Communications Commission to punish the carriers.
Public Knowledge's statement came in response to a Motherboard article last week that provided new details about how carriers collect location data from customers and sell it to third parties.
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