Lawsuitsby GlyphFTC v. Kochava (location data) privacy case
Brought by
Federal Trade Commission
v.
Defendants
The FTC sued data broker Kochava for selling precise geolocation data from hundreds of millions of devices that could reveal visits to reproductive health clinics, places of worship and shelters.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Idaho
- Docket
- 2:22-cv-00377
- Filed
- Aug 29, 2022
- Status
- SettledSettlement announced May 2026.
- Outcome
- Kochava and a subsidiary agreed to a ban on selling sensitive location data.
History
4 dated entriesProposed ban on selling sensitive location dataSource
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONS MOTION TO STAY - the Court orders that the Federal Trade Commissions request for a stay of this case is GRANTED. Signed by SeniorSource
FTC sues KochavaSource
Complaint filed: Federal Trade Commission v. Kochava, Inc.Source
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