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In the near future: “AT&T said in a statement today that they stand by the views they expressed earlier regarding location sharing, saying that ‘matching customers with ads is clearly in their best interests’.”



"Selling the names and locations of all people at all times allows us to charge less for phone plans, and so is in the clear interests of the consumer."


Sadly, Vizio made exactly this argument the other day about their TVs.


The counter argument is obvious (but hated by marketing department).

If people loves their adds so much, just let them opt-in.

It should almost bring the server down from people pressing the "give me adds" button if you are to believe how much people wants this :)


I pay €35 per month for true unlimited 4G data. Looking at what T-mobile offers in America I am not impressed with their phone plan.


its usually spun as "consumers love more relevant advertising"


Both forms are utter bullshit. Advertising is an assault on customer agency; it's hard to love it.




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