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Privacy Enforcement Tracker

1,506 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.

1,506

Total Actions

16

Jurisdictions

$26.6B+

Total Fines Tracked

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FTCSettlement

Vivint Smart Homes, Inc.(Vivint)

The FTC settled with Vivint Smart Homes, Inc. for $20 million over allegations that the company misused consumer credit reports to secure financing for unqualified customers, harming consumers' credit. The FTC is now distributing approximately $500,000 in refunds to affected consumers.

CriticalUnauthorized Data SharingConsent Failure

$20.0M

FTCSettlement

Vivint Smart Home, Inc.(Vivint)

The FTC settled with Vivint Smart Home, Inc. for misusing consumer credit reports to qualify customers for financing without permission, harming innocent third parties' credit. Vivint agreed to pay $20 million, with over $4.7 million for consumer compensation, and established a Customer Service Task Force.

CriticalUnauthorized Data Sharing

$20.0M

CASettlementMultistate

Uber Technologies, Inc.(Uber)

Uber Technologies, Inc. settled for $148 million over a 2016 data breach that exposed 57 million users' personal information. The company was accused of covering up the breach by paying hackers and failing to notify authorities or affected drivers as required by law. The settlement includes a large penalty and mandates robust data security practices, privacy-by-design integration, and regular reporting to prevent future incidents.

CriticalData BreachNotice FailureSecurity Failure

$148.0M

NJSettlementMultistate

Uber Technologies, Inc.(Uber)

Uber Technologies, Inc. agreed to pay $148 million to settle a multi-state investigation into a data breach that compromised personal information of riders and drivers. The breach occurred in November 2016 but was not disclosed until November 2017. Uber must adopt new policies to safeguard consumer data.

CriticalData BreachSecurity FailureBreach Notification Delay

$148.0M

NJSettlementMultistate

Google

New Jersey joined a multi-state settlement with Google alleging that Google circumvented Safari browser's default privacy settings to plant third-party cookies without user consent. Google agreed to pay $17 million and implement injunctive relief to prevent such conduct and improve transparency.

CriticalConsent FailureNotice Failure

$17.0M

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