Sneaky mobile phone tracking

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How is the DPA doing it's job here if third party companies have access to my phone's location?

I've just scanned through Orange's T&C's.. The relevant sections appear to be:

=== 19.3 Your information Orange or its Group companies will use your information which you provide to us together with other information for administration, marketing, credit scoring, customer services, tracking your Device and web use preferences, and profiling your purchasing preferences. We will disclose your information to our service providers and agents to help us with these purposes. We will keep your information for a reasonable period after your contract with us has finished in case you decide to use our Services again and may contact you about our Services during this time. 19.4 By registering your Device on the Network you consent to us sharing your information with other companies in the Group and companies outside the Group who are our business partners. They or we may contact you by mail, telephone, electronic messaging services, fax or email to let you know about any goods, services or promotions which may be of interest to you. Please call customer services if you do not wish to receive such information from us, or if you do not wish to receive information from our business partners, but remember that this will preclude you from receiving any of our special offers or promotions or those of our business partners. ===

No-where in there do I see they're enbreastled to pbutt my location onto other people.

Ah, ok. I hadn't thought of that. Well, a change of mobile number seems far more convenient than denying companies access to folk's whereabouts.

You appear to be missing the point somewhat. My gripe is not with companies storing data. It's with sharing *very sensitive* data, such as a customers location with *third parties* whom I don't know from Adam. I strongly object to companies other than my telco knowing my location for example.

This is all about minimising who has access to sensitive data. If some mystery person knew all about my mobile usage, it'd be down to an employee of my telco. I wouldn't expect to phone them up and tell me "Well, it could be someone here.. But we also give your data to the RAC, the AA, Green Flag, Crooked Joe's Auto Repairs...."

I realise there'll be logs somewhere; I've no doubt there are.. However I don't want logs, I want them not to share it in the first place.

You cannot see the difference between choosing to use an ATM, and a company finding out your location without your knowing?

I'm aware that companies store and share data about me, that's fine. I know it happens, I know I can opt out of receiving junk mail and all the rest of it. Don't get me wrong.. the RAC guy being able to find you is extremely useful and I'd have no problem using such a service if I was stranded somewhere.. BUT, I should first have to give my consent (via text or whatever).

If the RAC guy can find me, anyone else potentially can. I don't want that, and I'd expect my telco to respect that.