Not only did InMarket Media sell precise location data without asking users for their consent, the data broker didn’t inform the third-party apps using its SDK, the FTC found. The company’s shopping apps CheckPoints and ListEase requested user location to dole out things like rewards points or reminders — but also secretly used the data for targeted ads. The regulator recently issued a similar ban on Outlogic.Posted Jan 18, 2024, 7:40 PM UTCComments
Not only did InMarket Media sell precise location data without asking users for their consent, the data broker didn’t inform the third-party apps using its SDK, the FTC found.
The company’s shopping apps CheckPoints and ListEase requested user location to dole out things like rewards points or reminders — but also secretly used the data for targeted ads.
The regulator recently issued a similar ban on Outlogic.
[Federal Trade Commission]
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