# FTC to Ban Data Broker From Selling Location Data

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-from-selling-location-data/37699
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-05-07T12:01:45Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @nateb — 2026-05-07T12:01:45Z

The FTC will ban Kochava and subsidiary Collective Data Solutions (CDS) from selling the location data of American consumers without explicit consent as part of a settlement stemming from a lawsuit from August 2022.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/07/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-from-selling-location-data](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/05/07/ftc-to-ban-data-broker-from-selling-location-data)

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## Post 2 by @winteranimal — 2026-05-07T23:45:42Z

So every other data broker can still sell our location. Great.

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## Post 3 by @anonymous608 — 2026-05-08T00:58:21Z

Yeah, anyone who “donated" to the “ballroom" can keep selling data. I’m honestly surprised that someone on staff posted this misleading article.

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## Post 4 by @pershopai — 2026-05-08T01:51:40Z

Did I read it right, it is _very narrowly defined_ : “precise locations” … only for “sensitive locations like mental health clinics…” ?