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United States of America: FTC files a lawsuit against Kochava Inc

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FTC files a lawsuit against Kochava Inc

On 29 August 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against the data broker company Kochava Inc. The FTC alleges that Kochava has sold sensitive location data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that could be used to tra…

Scope

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…