FTC orders Kochava to stop selling people’s location data
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has moved to permanently restrict data broker Kochava and its subsidiary from selling precise location data. This resolves allegations that the companies exposed the movements of millions of mobile users without their knowledge or consent. The announcement follows a lawsuit the FTC initially filed in August 2022 against Idaho-based … The post FTC orders Kochava to stop selling people’s location data appeared first on CyberInsider.
Kochava, a US-based data analytics company, has been ordered by the FTC to stop selling precise location data of millions of mobile users without their knowledge or consent. The companies must implement new compliance requirements and obtain explicit user consent for sensitive location data handling.
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