“If you’re a Verizon wireless customer, your online identity is about to take another privacy hit. The company just revealed that its new service agreement will include language that allows the monitoring of your web habits, including websites you visit and even the location data of when and where you use your wireless browser,” Mike Wehner reports for Tecca.
“The company says the data will be used solely for business and marketing purposes, and to present you with more relevant advertisements while you’re surfing on the go,” Wehner reports. “The new policy is enabled by default, meaning that if you do nothing, you are automatically opting in to the program. However, if you don’t like the idea of Verizon keeping tabs on your web habits and location, there’s still a way to prevent it.”
Wehner reports, “Simply head to Verizon’s privacy center, sign into your account using your phone number and password, and review the new policy. On this page there are two places where you can specify that your information not be used for marketing or any other purposes. Simply check these boxes and save your changes.”
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