John Z Black

The FTC Took on a Data Broker Tracking Abortion Clinic Visits. And Won.

John Z Black Mar 29, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #ftc #data-brokers #kochava #privacy #location-data #health-data #consumer-rights #mobilewalla #california

The FTC's settlement with Kochava bans the company from selling sensitive location data and requires deletion of existing records, including data showing visits to abortion clinics, shelters, and rehab centers.

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The FBI Is Buying Your Location Data. No Warrant Required.

John Z Black Mar 24, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #fbi #location-data #data-brokers #surveillance #privacy #whatsapp #fourth-amendment

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the FBI purchases bulk location data from commercial brokers with no warrant. The agency had previously said it stopped. It didn't.

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Privacy Is Now a $475 Million Business, and That's Kind of a Scandal

John Z Black Mar 23, 2026

Privacy & Digital Rights #privacy #cape #cloaked #ss7 #stingray #data-brokers #surveillance #mvno #identity-protection

Cape raised $100M to protect phones from Stingrays and SS7 attacks; Cloaked raised $375M to hide your identity from data brokers -- together they're a $475 million indictment of the infrastructure that was supposed to protect you.

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