FTC Commercial Data Surveillance Crack Down: Kochava Gains a Win in Data Privacy Suit

On May 4, 2023, an Idaho federal judge ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) needs stronger assertions of consumer harm in order for its data privacy suit against data broker/mobile analytics provider Kochava Inc. (“Kochava”) to proceed. The court simultaneously found no basis for Kochava’s suit to block the FTC’s enforcement action….
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP