Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a dispute over the Federal Communications Commission's imposition of forfeiture orders on Verizon and AT&T after finding they allegedly sold customer location data without adequate safeguards. The companies appealed the multimillion-dollar penalties as unconstitutional, asserting the agency’s in‑house enforcement process denies a jury trial. During arguments on April 21, most justices appeared skeptical of the carriers’ contention that the FCC’s forfeiture orders violated the right to a jury trial, while the Justice Department defended the agency’s enforcement mechanism; the fines cited by reporters total more than $100 million and the court is expected to issue a decision later this term.
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此案件可能影响您的隐私。如果最高法院维持 FCC 的罚款,这可能会阻止公司在没有适当保障措施的情况下出售您的位置数据。立即检查您的手机设置,以确保您的位置数据在未经您同意的情况下不被共享。
最高法院似乎对运营商的主张持怀疑态度。本期晚些时候的一项裁决将阐明美国联邦通信委员会的执法权力。这可能会为您的数据处理方式设定先例。如果您重视隐私,值得转发。
如果法院维持 FCC 的罚款权力,联邦监管机构将保留一种强有力的执法机制,从而加强该机构在执法行动中的影响力,并阻止类似的违规处理数据的行为。
如果法院驳回电信运营商的挑战,Verizon、AT&T 和其他电信公司将面临已确认的数百万美元罚款,以及在陪审团审判前质疑机构强制执行的没收令的能力将减弱。
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