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FTC to Ban Data Broker Kochava from Selling Americans' Location Data
Following a lawsuit in 2022, the FTC has proposed a ban on Kochava's sale of location data without explicit consumer consent. Kochava is a data broker that was sued for collecting users' precise location data without their consent and then selling it on the AWS Marketplace. Under the proposed order, Kochava would be prohibited from selling location data without explicit consent, required to establish a sensitive location data program, and required to allow users to request disclosure of who bought their data, among other provisions.
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