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AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data

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Summary

The Supreme Court upheld the FCC's ability to impose and collect penalties for selling users' real-time location data without consent. The decision resolves a circuit split, affirming that fines issued via FCC forfeiture orders can be enforced through court proceedings with a jury trial, while a dissent cautions about the government's enforcement approach.

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