FTC settles unprecedented case against geolocation data broker

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday announced its first ever settlement with a data broker for selling location data, alleging the company peddled consumers’ precise locations and allowed third parties to track visits to health care providers, houses of worship and similarly sensitive destinations. Under the terms of the settlement, data broker Outlogic, previously

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