Tag: privacy
FCC Argues AT&T’s $57 Million Location Privacy Fine Should Stand
Four Wireless Carriers Fined $200 Million in April for Allegedly Selling Access to Customer's Location Information.
In new filings this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said...
Texas Sues GM Over Location Privacy in Connected Cars
Two major legal proceedings this week focus on location privacy…
The Texas Attorney General's Office has sued GM GM 0.00%↑ over the alleged unlawful gathering and sale of location information from 1.5...
FTC Finalizes Order With Company Prohibiting It From Selling or Sharing...
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with digital marketing and data aggregator InMarket Media over allegations the company unlawfully collected and used consumers’ location data for advertising and...
Google To Pay California $93 Million Over Deceptive Location Data
Google GOOG 0.00%↑ has agreed to a $93 million settlement with the state of California over the company’s deceptive way they mislead users managing location data. As Location Business News has reported,...
FCC Chair Says Quectel, Fibocom Wireless IoT Modules Pose National Security...
Companies may be added to "Covered List" that bans certain components...
Chinese companies Quectel and Fibocom Wireless’ IoT modules pose grave national security risks, said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week in letters seen...
Google Delays Launch of Find My Device Network
Google said it would leverage more than 1 billion Android devices to find lost items
At its I/O 2023 conference, Google GOOG 0.00 said it...
Google To Pay Nearly $40 Million Over Deceptive Location Tracking
Company has paid more than $500 million in location tracking fines
In another fine over misleading location tracking practices, Google GOOG -0.89%↓ will pay $39.9 million to Washington state. In addition,...
Toyota Japan Exposed Millions of Drivers’ Data, Including Location, for 10...
More than 2 million customers had location data exposed...
Toyota Japan has admitted to exposing millions of drivers’ vehicle information, including location, on the internet for...
Huawei Allegedly Tracked MWC 23 Attendees
U.S., Germany among countries scrutinizing China-based company's practices...
A company under as much worldwide scrutiny as China’s Huawei should keep a low profile at a major trade...
Google To Pay $391.5 Million in Massive Location Tracking Probe
The settlement with 40 states is the largest multistate privacy payout in US history.
In the largest privacy settlement of its kind, Google GOOG -0.08%↓ has agreed to pay $391.5 million...