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I just got off the phone with the highest support manager available. I was told in no uncertain terms that they will not remove the X-UIDH header. I was given a number to their legal dept for a lawyer to contact. A complaint filed with the FCC at the beginning of November requiring verizon to respond by December 26th went unanswered. I think maybe it's time for legal action.

I just got off the phone with Verizon. It was the 9th time I have called about this and was told the legal dept. said it is in the TOS that they can modify web traffic from their phones. I say that's BS because AT&T said they removed it because the practice made it nearly impossible to shield their customers identities online.

Monday evening I sent a message to Marquett Smith who is the regional manager for my area and when you hit send it says someone should get back to you within 24 hours. Now it's wednesday and I sent another one and received one of the canned responses from the executive office. Thank you for your inquiry. Customer privacy is always a top priority at Verizon. We never share customer information with third parties as part of our advertising programs. There are many identifiers other companies use in mobile apps and websites, however Verizon’s anonymous identifier has significant privacy protections built in and we’re always evaluating ways to improve it. As a reminder, you may opt-out of the Relevant Mobile Advertising program by changing your privacy choices at any time. Thank you.

The tracking is done in a “boneheaded” way, said privacy scholar Jonathan Mayer: the code is publicly broadcast, meaning it’s not just the wireless carrier who can use the code for tracking purposes but anyone who intercepts the information sent, including the website the person is visiting, any third parties on that site, or perhaps an all-seeing entity like the NSA.