Senator Calls on FTC, SEC to Crack Down on Location Data Misuse
- US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairs urging them to hold a data broker accountable for alleged misleading statements about its actions surrounding the use and sale of reproductive health location data. Wyden’s concerns stemmed from a May 2023...
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