TeleSign profiles half of the world’s mobile phone users

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TeleSign profiles half of the world’s mobile phone users

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Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users

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TeleSign generates a “reputation score” and sells it to various clients. TeleSign secretly received the mobile phone data from BICS, a Belgian company that provides interconnection services.

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The number your phone provider associates you with, you can find it on your invoice.

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