Sprint Nextel GPS Location Data Sharing with Law Enforcement

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Intelligence Penetration Surveillance Infrastructure

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.

Sources & Citations

[1] Telecom Firm Pushed Back on NSA Data Collection · May 14, 2014 Tier 1

[2] Sprint was the only telco to stand up to the NSA Tier 2

[3] Phone Tracking Big Business For Cell Companies · Apr 5, 2012 Tier 1

[4] Cell Phone Surveillance: Business and Regulation · Dec 15, 2009 Tier 1

Tiers Tier 1 court records & gov docs · Tier 2 established outlets · Tier 3 regional & specialty press · Tier 4 opinion or single-source. Methodology →

Cite this entry

The Cascade Ledger. “Sprint Nextel GPS Location Data Sharing with Law Enforcement.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, March 20, 2008. https://capturecascade.org/event/2008-03-20--sprint-nextel-nsa-gps-surveillance/