Sprint Nextel GPS Location Data Sharing with Law Enforcement

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

Between September 2008 and October 2009, Sprint Nextel disclosed GPS location data for wireless subscribers over 8 million times via a specialized secure government portal, illustrating the extensive telecommunications surveillance capabilities during this period.

Key Actors

Sprint Nextel NSA Bush Administration Law Enforcement Agencies

Tags

surveillance nsa sprint mobile-surveillance telecommunications-integration gps-tracking law-enforcement

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