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FTC Consumer Protection · · US Federal

FTC to Ban Kochava and Subsidiary from Selling Sensitive Location Data to Settle Charges They Sold Location Data Linked to Millions of Mobile Devices

The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Kochava and its subsidiary from selling, sharing or disclosing sensitive location data without consumers’ affirmative express consent to settle allegations the companies sold location data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that could be used to trace the movements of individuals.    The FTC sued Idaho-based Kochava in August 2022 alleging that its collection, use and disclosure of precise location data invaded consumers’ privacy by revealing their movements, including visits to sensitive locations such as hea…

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Enforcement
The Guardian — Privacy · · International

UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation

UK Information Commissioner John Edwards has temporarily stepped aside while the ICO conducts an independent internal investigation into undisclosed workplace conduct. Edwards, who heads the country's primary data protection and information rights authority, announced his cooperation via LinkedIn.

Why this matters: The voluntary recusal of the UK's chief privacy regulator creates a leadership vacuum at the body responsible for enforcing data protection rights — raising questions about continuity of oversight at a moment when both AI governance and public-sector surveillance are under active scrutiny.

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The Guardian — Privacy · · International

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data The Metropolitan police has held talks with Palantir that could lead to the London force buying the US spy-tech company’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations, the Guardian has learned. Palantir, whose software is used by Donald Trump’s ICE immigration enforcement programme and the Israeli military, demonstrated its systems to senior officers in the intelligence division at the UK’s largest police force last month. Intelligence staff hav…

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Data Protection Commission · · EU / Ireland

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