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Last Update: 09/22/2026 at 11:34 PM EST

FTC Tightens Location Data Sales

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The FTC has moved to block Kochava and its subsidiary from selling or sharing precise location data without affirmative express consent.

The action centers on data that can reveal visits to sensitive places such as health clinics, houses of worship, and shelters, and it reflects a broader push to impose stricter limits on location data brokers. The settlement also adds operational controls for consent verification, deletion, retention, and reporting, while California's Delete Act adds parallel pressure on the industry.

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The update clarifies that the FTC matter remains a proposed enforcement order and adds that the underlying case began in 2022. It also places Kochava within a broader pattern of FTC actions against commercial location-data brokers.

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ComplianceHub
FTC Kochava Settlement And California Delete Act Rewrite Location Data Rules
The FTC settled in 2026 against Kochava, Inc. for selling sensitive geolocation data under Section 5 as California's Delete Act and DROP deadlines tighten data-broker deletion duties.
6/26/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
Fox Rothschild / Odia Kagan
FTC’s Kochava Order Sets Sensitive Data Governance Baseline
The FTC imposed a ten-year consent order on Kochava in the United States, requiring stronger consent, oversight, retention, and consumer controls for precise location data.
9/15/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
The Record / Suzanne Smalley
FTC Settles Kochava Case Over Sensitive Location Data Sales
FTC settlement with data broker Kochava in the USA requires explicit consent for sensitive precise location data sales and imposes deletion and supplier-assessment controls.
5/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General
BleepingComputer / Sergiu Gatlan
FTC Settles Kochava Case Over Precise Location Data Sales
The FTC in 2026 seeks to block Kochava and Collective Data Solutions from selling precise location data without affirmative express consent in a District of Idaho proposed order.
5/5/2026 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General