I've noticed that when I'm away from home traveling to see the family, but still in the US, that I get much fewer junk calls on my cellphone. Maybe that's subjective, but I've noticed it on several one to two week breaks. Some selling of my location data, whoever does it (Google, AT&T--my phone company) shouldn't.
“I’ve noticed that when I’m away from home traveling to see the family, but still in the US, that I get much fewer junk calls on my cellphone. Maybe that’s subjective, but I’ve noticed it on several one to two week breaks. Some selling of my location data, whoever does it (Google, AT&T—my phone company) shouldn’t.”
Well could be your carrier but it could be merchants. We repealed net neutrality. This gave the green light for phone carriers and internet providers to also legally sell our data along with the businesses. But to not upset customers they cover it up with the excuse of “data Breach” rather than let them find out they are actually selling it.
But the #1 cause is ourselves. We fall lock stock and barrel for store discounts and the “need your phone number for the warranty” scams. We are not wise enough to realize they are selling our number lists to phone solicitors.
So aside from the carriers, it could be any one or all the businesses you give your phone number to. Now the new one is “do you have our app?” This app gives them access to everything you have on your phone including your contacts so they get their numbers and emails and sell them too.
Folks need to stop giving their number out or getting store apps, even if it means losing that “But you will get five dollars off if you get the app!”. The ignorant and gullible fall for this scam left and right. When the foolish capitulate it then becomes a trending industry standard and mandatory. “No warranty without a phone number” is extortion and a ploy to sell your number.