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Spot the signs of a business opportunity or coaching program scam. Learn more at ftc.gov/IncomeScams bit.ly/3QPgLyr

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Join us for the FTC Tech Summit this Thursday, Jan. 25th, at noon ET for a public discussion of the opportunities and risks about AI, looking across the layers of technology.
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1. Just announced! Speakers for the FTC Tech Summit on 1/25. Panelists from academia, civil society, government, and industry will examine the layers of tech that support AI: computational infrastructure, data and models, and consumer applications. 1/4
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FTC pauses CARS Rule effective date. Decision protects law-abiding dealers from uncertainty created by inaccurate claims that rule requires overhaul by honest dealers: ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

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5. Firms should be on notice that they do not have free rein to collect and monetize people's sensitive location data. FTC will continue to use all our tools to protect Americans from unchecked corporate surveillance.

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4. Today's action marks FTC’s second case in recent weeks to crack down on companies that exploit people’s precise location data. Many thanks to our Division of Privacy and Identity Protection for driving forward this critical work.

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3. FTC’s order bans InMarket from selling or licensing consumers’ location data and requires that it delete all location data it unlawfully collected.
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2. According to FTC’s complaint, InMarket failed to obtain app users’ informed consent before collecting and using their data for advertising and marketing purposes, targeting consumers using data from its covert, pervasive location tracking.

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1. All too often, Americans are tracked by serial data hoarders that endlessly vacuum up and sell their personal information.

Today FTC took action against data aggregator InMarket for tracking and monetizing people’s precise location data.

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