1,285 enforcement actions from 14 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,285
Total Actions
14
Jurisdictions
$35.3B+
Total Fines Tracked
The FTC settled with InMarket Media for unlawfully collecting and using consumers' precise location data without adequate notice and consent. The order prohibits InMarket from selling or sharing precise location data, requires deletion of collected data, and mandates consumer consent mechanisms and privacy programs.
The FTC settled with telehealth firm Cerebral, Inc. for sharing sensitive consumer mental health data with third parties like LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok for advertising without proper consent, employing sloppy security practices, and misleading consumers about cancellation policies. Cerebral must pay over $7 million (with $2 million due upfront), is permanently banned from using health information for most advertising, must implement a comprehensive privacy program, delete unnecessary data, and provide easy cancellation.
$7.0M
The FTC finalized an order against data broker X-Mode and its successor Outlogic for selling precise location data that could track visits to sensitive locations like medical clinics and places of worship. The order bans them from sharing or selling sensitive location data and requires them to delete collected data, implement privacy programs, and ensure downstream compliance.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Health Plan, CA) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 13,400,000 individuals. Breach type: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure. Location of breached information: Network Server.
Monument, Inc., an alcohol addiction treatment firm, shared consumers' health data with third-party advertising platforms like Meta and Google without consent, despite promising confidentiality. The FTC settled with a consent order that bans Monument from disclosing health data for advertising, requires affirmative consent for other sharing, imposes a $2.5 million suspended fine, and mandates data deletion, consumer notification, and a privacy program.
$2.5M
Strive Holdco, LLC (Healthcare Provider, TX) reported a HIPAA breach affecting 51,477 individuals. Breach type: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure. Location of breached information: Network Server.
College Board licensed student data to third parties and used it for marketing without proper consent, violating New York law. The settlement requires College Board to pay $750,000 and prohibits future commercial use of student data from school-administered exams.
$750K
Connecticut Attorney General announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health for its role in the opioid epidemic. Publicis will pay the settlement, disclose internal documents, and cease accepting opioid-related client work. Connecticut will receive nearly $4.44 million from the settlement.
$350.0M
The FTC settled with Avast for deceiving customers by claiming its antivirus software blocked tracking while secretly collecting and selling browsing data. Avast must pay $16.5 million in refunds and is banned from such practices. The FTC is now processing claims for affected consumers.
$16.5M
The FTC has proposed amendments to the COPPA Rule to enhance children's privacy protections. Key changes include requiring separate parental consent for targeted advertising, prohibiting conditioning access on data collection, limiting push notifications, strengthening data security and retention requirements, and restricting commercial use in educational technology. The proposal shifts responsibility from parents to companies to safeguard children's data.
The FTC finalized an order against 1Health.io for failing to secure genetic data and unfairly changing its privacy policy. The company must pay $75,000 for consumer refunds, destroy DNA samples, and implement security measures. It deceived consumers about data deletion and shared data without proper consent.
$75K
The FTC and HHS sent warning letters to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers about the privacy and security risks of using online tracking technologies, such as Meta/Facebook pixel and Google Analytics, which may impermissibly disclose sensitive health information to third parties. The agencies emphasized that such disclosures could violate HIPAA for covered entities and the FTC Act for others, citing recent enforcement actions against companies like BetterHelp and GoodRx.
BetterHelp agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle FTC allegations that it used and shared consumers' health data for advertising without consent. The online therapy provider is banned from such practices and must provide refunds to approximately 800,000 affected consumers.
$7.8M
The FTC charged Easy Healthcare Corporation, operator of the Premom fertility app, with deceiving users by sharing their sensitive health data with third parties for advertising without consent and failing to notify breaches as required by the Health Breach Notification Rule. Under a proposed consent decree, the company will pay a $100,000 civil penalty, be barred from sharing health data for advertising, and must implement privacy and security measures.
$100K
Connecticut, Oregon, and the District of Columbia reached a $100,000 settlement with Easy Healthcare Corporation, the operator of the Premom ovulation tracking app, for sharing sensitive user health and location data with third parties without appropriate disclosures or user consent. The settlement requires the company to implement comprehensive privacy and security programs, obtain consent before sharing health or location data, and provide users with a method to delete their personal information.
$100K
The FTC proposed modifications to its 2020 privacy order with Meta, alleging violations including non-compliance with the order, misleading parents about Messenger Kids, and unauthorized data sharing. The proposed changes include banning monetization of youth data, pausing new product launches, and strengthening privacy requirements.
The FTC settled with Ring for failing to secure consumer videos, allowing unauthorized access by employees and hackers. Ring agreed to provide $5.6 million in refunds to affected customers and implement security measures.
$5.6M
The FTC proposed a consent order against BetterHelp for sharing consumers' sensitive mental health data with third parties like Facebook for targeted advertising without proper consent. BetterHelp must pay $7.8 million in refunds and is banned from such data sharing, with requirements for consent and privacy programs.
$7.8M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general to submit comments to the CFPB, urging robust consumer protections for buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) lenders. The coalition expressed concerns that BNPL loans may trap consumers in debt through hidden fees, inadequate disclosures, and improper data monetization practices.
The FTC obtained an injunction against Turbo Solutions Inc. and Alex V. Miller for operating a deceptive credit repair scheme that filed fake identity theft reports without consumers' consent. The scheme charged illegal advance fees and made false promises about removing negative credit items. The court order halts the operation and seeks consumer redress.
The FTC finalized an order banning Support King, LLC and its CEO from the surveillance business for selling stalkerware apps that secretly collected and shared users' personal data without consent. The order requires them to delete all illegally collected data and notify affected device owners.
The FTC released a staff report based on Section 6(b) orders to six major ISPs, finding they collect extensive personal data, including internet traffic and location data, and share it with third parties. The ISPs often obscure data use disclosures in fine print and make it difficult for consumers to opt out, while combining data to profile sensitive characteristics. The report highlights the need for stricter privacy restrictions.
A caseworker with the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency was charged with criminal offenses for allegedly accessing and disclosing confidential DCF database records without authorization. The charges include Computer Theft and Unlawful Access and Disclosure. The investigation was conducted by the New Jersey State Police.
The FTC banned Support King, LLC (SpyFone) and its CEO from the surveillance business for secretly harvesting and sharing users' data without consent, and ordered the deletion of all illegally collected data and notification to affected device owners. The company failed to secure the data, leading to a hack that exposed 2,200 consumers.
The FTC settled with Kuuhuub Inc., operator of the Recolor coloring book app, for violating COPPA by collecting personal information from children under 13 without parental consent. The app's social media features allowed children to register and share data, and third-party ad networks collected persistent identifiers for targeted ads. The settlement requires deletion of children's data, refunds to underage subscribers, a $3 million penalty (suspended upon $100,000 payment), and user notifications about the violations.
$3.0M
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.
$20.0M
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.
$20.0M
The FTC settled with Flo Health, Inc., developer of a popular fertility-tracking app, alleging it misled users by sharing sensitive health data with third-party analytics providers like Facebook and Google after promising to keep such data private. The proposed consent order requires Flo to obtain user consent before sharing health data, notify affected users, and destroy previously shared data, among other requirements.
The FTC settled with Midwest Recovery Systems for engaging in 'debt parking,' where it placed inaccurate debts on consumers' credit reports to force payment. The company collected over $24 million from such debts. The settlement requires it to delete all reported debts, stop the practice, and pay a $24.3 million monetary judgment.
$24.3M
The FTC filed a complaint against MyLife.com, Inc. and its CEO for deceiving consumers with 'teaser background reports' that falsely claimed to include criminal and arrest records, and for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to ensure accuracy and permissible purpose. The company also engaged in misleading billing practices under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and Telemarketing Sales Rule.
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.