Case Study
Kochava Hit by FTC Lawsuit After Selling Location Info
The FTC sued data broker Kochava in 2022 for selling geolocation data that could identify...+ Read more
In 2012, app developer i-Free Innovations was forced to pull its controversial iPhone app “Girls Around Me” from the App Store after heavy criticism of its privacy practices. The app, which used data from Facebook and Foursquare to display the location, picture, and information of nearby women, was shut down by Foursquare amidst outrage that it was “geared towards stalkers” and violated user expectations about the use of personal data.