December 3, 2024 at 11:08AM The FTC has banned data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from collecting and selling Americans’ sensitive location data, including visits to churches and healthcare facilities. They must erase historical data, establish sensitive location programs, and are prohibited from future sales of such data, following earlier actions against similar companies. ### … Read more
February 22, 2024 at 11:55AM The FTC ordered Avast to pay $16.5 million and banned it from selling users’ web browsing data. The complaint alleges Avast harvested consumers’ data without consent and mislead them about privacy protection. Avast must obtain consent before selling browsing data and delete shared data. The company’s surveillance tactics compromised privacy … Read more
January 19, 2024 at 12:14PM The FTC settled with InMarket, prohibiting it from selling Americans’ location data. The company collects data from its own and third-party apps, creating detailed advertising profiles without users’ consent. The FTC found InMarket’s data retention policy excessive and proposed measures including data deletion and consent enforcement. This is the FTC’s … Read more