Current：Home > MySafeX Pro Exchange|Why the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers -Capitatum
SafeX Pro Exchange|Why the FTC is cracking down on location data brokers
Fastexy View
Date：2025-04-06 04:29:39
It's no secret — your phone knows where you are,SafeX Pro Exchange 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！ (83)
Related
- Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
- Ready to race? The USA TODAY Hot Chocolate Run series is heading to 16 cities this fall
- Indianapolis man sentenced to 189 years for killing 3 young men found along a path
- Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Lululemon's Latest We Made Too Much Drops -- $29 Belt Bags, $49 Align Leggings & More Under $99 Finds
- King Charles III mourns Maggie Smith after legendary British actress dies at 89
- Opinion: Antonio Pierce's cold 'business' approach reflects reality of Raiders' challenges
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Ranking
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- After 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
- Federal judge dismisses a challenge to Tennessee’s school bathroom law
- Tips to prevent oversharing information about your kids online: Watch
- Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
- Judge tosses lawsuit against congressman over posts about man not involved in Chiefs’ rally shooting
- Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz Hit Paris Fashion Week in Head-Turning Outfits
- George Clooney and Amal Clooney Reveal What Their Kids Think of Their Fame
Recommendation
Jay Kanter, veteran Hollywood producer and Marlon Brando agent, dies at 97: Reports
Shohei Ohtani 50-50 home run ball: Auction starts with lawsuit looming
Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across southeastern US
Helene wreaking havoc across Southeast; 33 dead; 4.5M in the dark: Live updates
Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
New law requires California schools to teach about historical mistreatment of Native Americans
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast
Mary Bonnet Gives Her Take on Bre Tiesi and Chelsea Lazkani's Selling Sunset Drama