United States of America: Federal Trade Commission issued interim ruling banning SpyFone and Chief Executive Officer from surveillance business and ordering deletion of illegally harvested data
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Federal Trade Commission issued interim ruling banning SpyFone and Chief Executive Officer from surveillance business and ordering deletion of illegally harvested data
On 1 September 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an administrative complaint and accepted a consent order banning Support King, LLC, operating as SpyFone, and its Chief Executive Officer from engaging in the surveillance business over …
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
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2021-09-01
under investigation
2021-12-20
in force
2025-07-18
in consultation