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Morgan Lewis

FTC Settlements Provide Updated Guidance on Collection or Use of Geolocation Data

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached two settlements in actions against data brokers concerning their use of consumer location data and banning them from collecting, using, or selling consumer location data...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FTC Orders Data Broker to Stop Sharing Sensitive Location Data

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In its May 2023 complaint, the FTC alleged that data broker Outlogic (formerly known as X-Mode Social) (hereafter Outlogic) had engaged in activities that violated Section 5(a) of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45(a)), which...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

FTC Gives it to X-Mode: 5 Lessons from the Agency’s Latest Consumer Location Data Case

The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more

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