Published 3 months ago

Senator: This Data Broker Tracked User Visits to 600 Planned Parenthoods

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Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) is calling on federal regulators to crack down on a location data broker. Near Intelligence allegedly sold location data to an anti-abortion group. The group used that data to send targeted ads on social media to users who had made visits to Planned Parenthood locations.

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RollingStone

600 Planned Parenthood Locations Tracked for Anti-Abortion Ads, Senator Says

Data broker company Near Intelligence has been accused of tracking user visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations and handing over that data to an anti-abortion ad campaign. In a letter from Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) to the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, Wyden demanded that federal regulators ensure that all location and device data gathered by Near is deleted and that the SEC investigate whether the comp…

3 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Politico

A company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations for anti-abortion ads, senator says

The details in Wyden's letter, sent Tuesday morning, reveal what’s believed to be the largest publicly known location-driven anti-abortion ad campaign.

3 months ago

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