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FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitoring people's movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.
Mobilewalla would be banned from acquiring location data and other sensitive information from online auctions known as real-time bidding exchanges (RTB), marketplaces where advertisers compete to instantaneously deliver ads to targeted consumers. Under the terms, the company would be prohibited from selling, disclosing, or using data drawn from these locations, which include mental health clinics, substance abuse centers, and childcare service providers. Many of Donald Trump's allies have been vocally critical of Khan's aggressive pro-consumer approach, including Republican megadonor Elon Musk, who’s taken command of an ad-hoc office that will purportedly advise the White House on improving "government efficiency."
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