FTC Sues Data Broker Kochava Over Alleged Sale of Location Data From Millions of Phones

FTC Sues Data Broker Kochava Over Alleged Sale of Location Data From Millions of Phones
Federal Trade Commission seal is seen at a news conference at FTC headquarters in Washington, on July 24, 2019. Yuri Gripas/Reuters
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing data broker Kochava Inc, alleging that it sold geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that can be used to trace individuals’ movements to and from “sensitive locations.”

The agency announced the lawsuit in a press release on Aug. 29.
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