First: FTC extends data broker crackdown as Khan’s term nears likely end The Federal Trade Commission unveiled settlements with two major data brokers on Tuesday that will prohibit them from selling users’ sensitive location data — an enforcement action that could mark Lina Khan’s last big move on data privacy as chair of the agency.

The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.

Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals' religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed to stop using data on visits to sensitive locations, the U.

The US regulator is cracking down on Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics/Venntel for selling the location information for controversial purposes without obtaining user consent.

Precise location data from advertising IDs and mobile apps can be used for surveillance that, according to the FTC, puts millions of Americans at risk.

Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all The FTC has reached a settlement with two data brokerages over allegations they harvested precise location data that shows when people entered hospitals,