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California Announces Investigative Sweep of Location Data Industry

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On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry, emphasizing compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This announcement follows...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Part 2: Children and Location: Ferguson’s FTC Privacy Enforcement Priorities

While Andrew Ferguson advocates for a restrained regulatory approach at the FTC, his statements and voting record reveal clear priority areas where businesses can expect continued vigorous enforcement. Two areas stand out in...more

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California AG Announces Investigative Sweep Targeting Geolocation Data

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On March 10, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep of the location data industry for potential noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

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California Probe Targets Location Data Industry: 5 Steps to Keep Your Business Off the CCPA Enforcement Radar

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A new California investigative sweep into the location data industry focuses on whether businesses have violated state law relating to the consumers’ right to limit how their personal information – including their geolocation...more

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California’s Most Recent Privacy Developments: Location Data Investigative Sweep and a Continued Focus on Car Companies

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In a press release on March 10, 2025, California Attorney General (“California AG”) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep focusing on California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) compliance within the location data...more

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California Attorney General Announces Enforcement Sweep on Location Data Collection

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On March 10, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of California (CAAG) announced an enforcement sweep of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focused on the location data industry. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated...more

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FTC Cracks Down on Selling Sensitive Location Info, Restricts Use of Consumer Data for 1st Time

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more

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Recent Enforcement Actions Signal FTC Focus on Protecting Location Data

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On January 9, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its first ever prohibition on the use, sale and disclosure of sensitive location data against X- Mode Social and Outlogic (“X-Mode”), a location data broker. Only...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

FTC Gives it to X-Mode: 5 Lessons from the Agency’s Latest Consumer Location Data Case

The FTC announced an action last week against location data broker X-Mode Social and its corporate successor Outlogic (collectively, “X-Mode”) based on several alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to FTC...more

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FCC Enforcement Coming over Alleged Privacy Violations for Disclosure of Consumers’ Geolocation Data

On January 31st, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai transmitted a letter in response to a prior inquiry from a number of House members regarding the status of the Commission’s investigation into reports that the major wireless carriers...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Privacy Perils: Weather Apps Tracking more than Weather Patterns

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If you're like millions of Americans, you use the AccuWeather app for iOS to keep up to date about whether the weekend's forecast means fun in the sun or hiding out from the rain. It turns out that AccuWeather may have been...more

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