FTC Reaches Settlements With Two Companies on Claims of Selling Sensitive Location Data
The FTC is cracking down on firms that unlawfully exploit people’s sensitive location data and ensuring that we protect Americans from unchecked surveillance," said FTC Chair Lina Khan.
Mobilewalla improperly sold location data of millions of people, FTC says
Data broker Mobilewalla is facing a proposed court order that would ban it from selling sensitive location data after it allegedly collected and sold the i
FTC settles with data brokers that sold political, pregnancy info
Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals' religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed to stop using data on visits to sensitive locations, the U.
FTC Bans Two Data Brokers From Selling Users' Location Data
The US regulator is cracking down on Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics/Venntel for selling the location information for controversial purposes without obtaining user consent.
FTC Release: FTC Takes Action Against Mobilewalla for Collecting and Selling Sensitive Location Data
The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. from selling sensitive location data, including data that reveals the identity of an individual's private home, to settle allegations the data broker sold such information without taking reasonable steps to verify consumers' consent.
Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC
Precise location data from advertising IDs and mobile apps can be used for surveillance that, according to the FTC, puts millions of Americans at risk.
FTC Works to Block Data Brokers from Selling Your Sensitive Location Info
We all know the joke, you talk about buying something or visit somewhere and next thing, all you see are ads for that thing. Well, to no one’s surprise it seems that some data brokers are being less than scrupulous with your private data,
FTC scolds two data brokers for allegedly selling your location to the metre
Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all The FTC has reached a settlement with two data brokerages over allegations they harvested precise location data that shows when people entered hospitals,
FTC’s latest case against Microsoft represents Lina Khan’s last swing against Big Tech
The move by Khan, who has less than two months remaining in office before the Trump administration takes over, is one last ...
FTC extends data broker crackdown as Khan’s term nears likely end
First: FTC extends data broker crackdown as Khan’s term nears likely end The Federal Trade Commission unveiled settlements ...
FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop
Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business ...
FTC says AI company Evolv 'falsely hyped' its security scanners
Evolv's scanners don't work as well as it led schools to believe. Here's what that means for children's safety.
Microsoft asks FTC to address alleged information leak amid reported antitrust investigation
But in an email to the FTC inspector general, sent Tuesday and posted publicly on LinkedIn, Microsoft’s deputy general ...
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Why Big Business May Wind Up Missing Lina Khan
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Pharma hopes Trump will bring change to the FTC. They may be disappointed.
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FTC to Shift Rulemaking Priorities in the Trump Administration
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is one of the independent agencies expected to undergo considerable changes in rulemaking priorities ...
Microsoft FTC probe 'not a complete shocker,' analyst says
Microsoft stock was lagging its tech peers on Friday as investors reacted to news the company is facing a broad inquiry from ...
FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But ...