FTC
FTC Issues First-Ever Orders Restricting Data Broker Industry
Jan. 31, 2024—By Alvin Zhang Earlier this month, the FTC issued its first-ever bans on the sales of sensitive user data by data broker companies.[1] In orders issued on January 9 and 18, the agency barred digital marketing companies OutLogic (formerly known as X-Model Social) and InMarket Media from sharing, selling, or transferring their users’ sensitive location...