FTC sues company for selling data that could be used to track consumers

The lawsuit against data broker Kochava seeks to halt the sale of sensitive geolocation data and delete what was collected

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday sued Idaho-based data broker Kochava for selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that could be used to track consumers.

The FTC said consumer data could be used to trace people’s movements to and from sensitive locations including “reproductive health clinics, places of worship, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and addiction recovery facilities”.

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The lawsuit against data broker Kochava seeks to halt the sale of sensitive geolocation data and delete what was collected
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday sued Idaho-based data broker Kochava for selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that could be used to track consumers.
The FTC said consumer data could be used to trace people’s movements to and from sensitive locations including “reproductive health clinics, places of worship, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and addiction recovery facilities”. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

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