Verizon changed the terms of the privacy policy that the carrier has for its mobile customers, and the new rules are bound to upset many of the carrier's account holders. According to the new terms, Verizon can take some of the information its customers provide and use it for "certain business and marketing reports" in order to make "the mobile ads you see more relevant". This information includes the URL of web sites visited by Verizon users as well as locations they might have been at, based on the GPS readings from the Verizon handset used.
Thankfully, there is a way to opt-out of this information gathering. By heading over to VerizonWireless.com/myprivacy, Big Red customers will find two locations where they can check "Don't use my information" for each Verizon cell phone number they have. Unless this is done, Verizon customers are automatically opted into the new program, which is something that might raise the hackles of many smartphone users who believe that the carrier's default positions should be to not gather customer's information for profit.
According to the changes made to Big Red's privacy policy, the carrier also gets to keep information about which apps customers download and which features of their phone they use. You can find Verizon's privacy policy changes at the sourcelink.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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