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.
Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is banning data brokers Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla from collecting, using, and selling “sensitive” location data of Americans, the agency announced on Tuesday.
FTC takes action against location data companies accused of unlawfully using consumer info
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is taking action against two location data companies after it said that they unlawfully tracked and sold private consumer information.
US FTC Cracks Down GeoLocation Data Brokers
Two data brokers pledged to stop using geolocation data gleaned from smartphones to sell services that provide a window to the intimate lives of Americans.
FTC bans two data brokers from collecting and selling Americans’ sensitive location data
Two U.S. data brokers have agreed not to collect private location data on Americans as part of a pair of settlements with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which accused the companies of unlawfully tracking millions of people near to sensitive locations like healthcare facilities and military bases.
FTC scolds two data brokers for allegedly selling your location to the meter
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 Safeguards US Consumers from Location Data Misuse
In a settlement announced on Tuesday, the FTC banned Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla from selling sensitive location data
FTC takes action against companies accused of unlawfully tracking and selling location data
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is taking action against two location data companies after it said that they unlawfully tracked and sold private consumer information.
Sensitive location data: FTC sets some limits on two data traders
Conventional smartphones collect a lot of location data, and some companies have specialized in selling it. Two of them now have to cut back a little.
FTC Settlements Ban Brokers' Protester Location-Data Sales (1)
Data broker Gravy Analytics Inc. and its subsidary Venntel Inc. will no longer be able to share with law enforcement geolocation of individuals tracked using bidstream data, except in limited cases, under a settlement announced Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission.
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 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 ...
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Gravy Analytics illegally tracked locations of a billion devices, FTC says
Gravy Analytics and its subsidiary Venntel are facing a court order banning their unlawful tracking and selling of peoples' locations, including visits to ...