DMV Misc (Parking-Telecom) · Telecom (prepaid/MVNO) · Data breach
Verizon Prepaid / Visible
Headline
Same parent-company data practices as Verizon Wireless, documented in the Carriers tab - one policy, several brands.
Not independently verified. Verification status: Unverified - heuristic first draft. Publish state: draft unverified.
Same parent-company data practices as Verizon Wireless, documented in the Carriers tab - one policy, several brands. The prepaid distinction matters for the same reason it did in the Cricket row: prepaid customers skew lower-income and often chose prepaid specifically to avoid a credit check, they are less likely to carry credit monitoring, and they move more often so mailed breach notifications reach them less reliably. Visible is also a Verizon-owned digital brand that many customers do not realise is Verizon at all.
- Severity
- Evidence tierUnassigned
- Claims confirmed
- Last verified2026-08-04
Primary source. None recorded — Unverified - heuristic first draft.
Terms
Arbitration
Not independently confirmed this pass for Visible/Prepaid specifically — standard binding arbitration + class action waiver expected, consistent with postpaid Verizon Wireless's terms (see Carriers tab).
Data sharing
SAME PARENT-COMPANY DATA-SELLING FINDING as Verizon Wireless (Carriers tab): a landmark June 2026 US SUPREME COURT ruling (FCC v. AT&T, Inc. / Verizon Communications, Inc. v. FCC, 8-1) upheld the FCC's authority to fine Verizon nearly $47 MILLION for selling REAL-TIME CUSTOMER LOCATION DATA without consent — the Court specifically ruled the FCC's forfeiture process does NOT violate the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial, since the FCC cannot itself seize assets and must instead sue in federal court (where the carrier gets a full jury trial) if it refuses to pay. Prior research also noted a reported newer class action (said to be filed in early 2025) alleging Verizon continues to share browsing, location and app-usage data with advertisers/data brokers; this could not be verified this pass. As Verizon-owned brands, Visible (Verizon's standalone prepaid/digital-only brand) and other Verizon Prepaid offerings likely operate under a SEPARATE Terms of Service from postpaid Verizon Wireless, though the underlying parent-company data practices and legal exposure plausibly extend across brands.
Fees and billing
Verizon separately paid $100 MILLION (Esposito v. Cellco Partnership) to settle claims it misled POSTPAID customers with an undisclosed 'Administrative Charge' — not clear whether this specific billing-fee settlement extends to prepaid/Visible customers, who are typically billed differently (prepaid, no long-term contract) than postpaid subscribers.
Contacts
Privacy contact. No published privacy email; Verizon routes requests through its online privacy form
Legal notice. PUBLIC COMPANY (VZ). Service route: c/o General Counsel / Corporate Secretary, New York, New York — the corporate address on the SEC Form 10-K cover page is the official address of record. Confirm the exact street address on the current 10-K at sec.gov/edgar, and check the state-of-incorporation registered agent (usually Delaware; most large filers use The Corporation Trust Company or Corporation Service Company) via the Secretary of State business-entity search. A registered agent MUST accept service, which is why it is the reliable channel when a company publishes no privacy address.
Mailing address. PARENT ADDRESS ONLY — verify before using for legal notice. Visible is a Verizon-owned digital brand operating under its own consumer terms. Parent: Verizon Privacy Office, 1300 I Street NW, Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005, USA (International: Verizon Legal Dept, Reading International Business Park, Basingstoke Road, Reading, Berkshire RG2 6DA, UK)
Evidence
No claims have been itemized for this row yet.
No sources are on file for this row yet.
Source vault
Link status: Candidate - not yet fetched
| Document | Last fetch | |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy policy visible.com/legal/privacy | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Terms of service visible.com/legal/terms | Not fetched yet | NO (HTML only) |
| Website verizon.com | Not fetched yet | — |
| Primary source No URL recorded Verification: Unverified - heuristic first draft | Not fetched yet | — |
Enforcement
No enforcement actions are linked to this row.
State statute
No comprehensive state privacy statute on file for New York