Current：Home > NewsWhy the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers -Quantum Growth Learning
Why the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers
View
Date：2025-04-14 20:08:52
It's no secret — your phone knows where you are, and if that data exists, someone else might have it. Back in 2022, we covered the murky market for smartphone location data. Now, the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on this multi-billion dollar industry. In today's episode, we explain why the agency is trying to ban a data broker from selling information tied to sensitive places like medical facilities.
Related episodes:
Ad targeting gets into your medical file (Apple / Spotify)
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (87)
Related
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- 'Bachelor in Paradise' finale: How to watch the final episode of season 9, release date
- Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall
- Caught on camera! The world's biggest iceberg, a megaberg, 3 times size of New York City
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- US border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals
- Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta
- YouTuber who staged California airplane crash sentenced to 6 months in prison
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy
Ranking
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- China’s government can’t take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves
- Judges reject call for near ban on Hague prison visits for 3 former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters
- Academy Museum Gala: Leonardo DiCaprio, Salma Hayek, Selena Gomez, more shine on red carpet
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- NFL Week 13 winners, losers: Packers engineering stunning turnaround to season
- Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
- Supreme Court wrestles with legal shield for Sackler family in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
Prosecutor to drop charges against 17 Austin police officers for force used in 2020 protests
Kissing Booth Star Joey King Responds to Jacob Elordi’s “Unfortunate” Criticism of the Franchise
Father of slain Italian woman challenges men to be agents of change against femicide
Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
Missing woman from Minnesota found dead in garbage compactor of NYC condominium building
Where do the 2023 New England Patriots rank among worst scoring offenses in NFL history?
Heisman finalists: LSU QB Daniels, Oregon QB Nix, Washington QB Penix Jr., Ohio St WR Harrison Jr.