FTC bans two data brokers from collecting and selling Americans' sensitive location data

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FTC bans two data brokers from collecting and selling Americans' sensitive location data

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US-based Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla must also delete historic data collected on millions of Americans.

US-based Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla must also delete historic data collected on millions of Americans.

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