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United States of America: Federal Trade Commission reached settlement with Kochava and Collective Data Solutions resolving allegations of unlawful sale of sensitive location data

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Federal Trade Commission reached settlement with Kochava and Collective Data Solutions resolving allegations of unlawful sale of sensitive location data

On 4 May 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a stipulated order for injunction and other relief with the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, resolving the proceedings against Kochava and Collective Data Solutions (CDS)…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2022-08-29
under deliberation

On 29 August 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the data broker co…

2023-05-04
in force

On 4 May 2023, the District Court of Idaho issued its ruling in the public lawsuit brought before t…

2024-02-03
in force

On 3 February 2024, the District Court of Idaho issued a reversal of its ruling in the public lawsu…

2024-07-15
under appeal

On 15 July 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an amended complaint in the public lawsui…

2026-05-04
in force

On 4 May 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a stipulated order for injunction and other…