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The lawsuit seeks to halt Kochava’s sale of sensitive geolocation data and requires the company to delete the sensitive geolocation information it has collected, the FTC said.
“The FTC alleges that by selling data tracking people, Kochava is enabling others to identify individuals and exposing them to threats of stigma, stalking, discrimination, job loss, and even physical violence,” it said in a statement.
Privately held Kochava did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
