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77 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 21 May \ on: Which Phone Companies Tell Customers About Government Surveillance privacy
I think all three of those that say they do are running on the networks that do not. So it may be a moot point? Not sure.
There are three networks in the US and they are AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Everyone else is piggybacking. I don't know that the gov needs to reach out to Google Fi. They run on T-Mobile. I think T-Mobile would not have your name and customer data if you were on a reseller but I suspect the gov doesn't need that if they know the number.
Would love to hear if someone can confrom or correct me. I will zap generously if you have evidence.
Most smaller carriers in the U.S. don't actually own cell towers. Companies like Google Fi and Boost Mobile just rent space on the big three networks: AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. So when the feds want your info, they usually go straight to these big guys.
What can they see? Your call history, roughly where you've been (through cell towers), and your phone's ID number. If they want your actual texts or emails, they'd have to ask Google or whoever runs your messaging.
We may provide personal information to our trusted businesses or persons to provide you the Services based on our instructions and in compliance with the Google Fi Privacy Notice and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures Protect you or Google from fraud, phishing, or other misconduct
Will your carrier tell you? Probably not. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile usually keep quiet unless a court forces them to speak up. Google Fi is a bit better - they might give you a heads up unless they're legally banned from doing so.
Even without reading your messages, they can learn a lot just from the basics who you talk to, when, and where you go. Laws like the Patriot Act and CALEA make it pretty easy for them to get this stuff
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