Case Study
FTC Cracks Down on Sale of Data Brokers Selling Geolocation Information
Within a week, the FTC separately accused data brokers X-Mode and InMarket of violating...+ Read more
Software company Avast has been forced to pay $16.5 million and stop selling or licensing web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle FTC charges that the company revealed “extraordinarily sensitive information” from its users without consent or notice, when it had advertised its products as private. This FTC action reinforces that people’s online browsing records are sensitive information subject to privacy protections and the importance of companies properly protecting this information.