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Privacy World
Federal Trade Commission’s Enforcement Action Against Data-Broker Kochava Heats Up With Motion To Dismiss Briefing And Upcoming Hearing
Kochava, an Idaho-based data broker, is currently embroiled in a federal lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) that has the potential to redefine the legal bounds of the data…
La Revue
La CNIL rappelle les règles s’appliquant aux transferts de fichiers clients
À la suite d’une décision de sanction en novembre 2022, relative à l’utilisation à des fins de prospections par email, d’un fichier acheté à un data broker, la CNIL a…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Commences Civil Action Against Data Broker for Selling Geolocation Data
On August 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a civil action against digital marketing data broker Kochava Inc. for “selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices…
Perkins on Privacy
FTC Sues Data Broker for Alleged Unfair Act of Selling Precise Geolocation Data
By Meredith Halama, Janis Kestenbaum, Rebecca Engrav, Calvin Cohen
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit on August 29, 2022, against data broker Kochava Inc., alleging that the company’s sale of precise geolocation data is an unfair act or…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (August 29-September 2, 2022)
The FTC has been aggressive wrapping up the fiscal year before the Labor Day weekend—it initiated several actions across various industries, protecting consumers from sensitive data leak to deceptive “pre-approved”…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FTC Sues Data Broker for Selling Data from Reproductive Clinics and Places of Worship
By Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team
In a complaint filed this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that a data broker sold geolocation data from individuals showing their movements to and from sensitive locations, including…
Ad Law Access
Senate Hearing on Promoting Competition and Privacy in the Tech Sector: Two Hearings in One?
By Jessica Rich
On December 7, 2021, the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth conducted a hearing on “promoting competition, growth, and privacy protection in the technology sector. The…
Eye On Privacy
Nevada Broadens its Privacy Law
By Julia Kadish
Nevada’s governor recently approved an amendment to their privacy law. As we covered previously, generally, this law affords consumers a right to opt out of the “sale” of their data…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
So, what exactly is a ‘data broker’?
A data broker is defined under California law as a business that “knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a consumer with whom the business does…
Data Privacy Dish
So, what exactly is a ‘data broker’?
A data broker is defined under California law as a business that “knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a consumer with whom the business does…