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So this is what happened to inmobi... (7)

06-22-2016 09:03 PM #1 Mr Green (Administrator)
So this is what happened to inmobi...

Mobile Advertising Network InMobi Settles FTC Charges It Tracked Hundreds of Millions of Consumers’ Locations Without Permission

Company Will Pay $950,000 For Tracking Children Without Parental Consent

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pres...ges-it-tracked

06-22-2016 10:52 PM #2 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Million dollars in fine because of detecting GEO location, or did I misread that article? WTF?

06-23-2016 05:46 AM #3 Mr Green (Administrator)

^^ Basically that's it. Sounds like a crazy aggressive reaction from the FTC.

"The complaint alleges that inMobi created a database built on information collected from consumers who allowed the company access to their geolocation information, combining that data with the wireless networks they were near to document the physical location of wireless networks themselves. InMobi then would use that database to infer the physical location of consumers based on the networks they were near, even when consumers had turned off location collection on their device."

06-23-2016 05:53 AM #4 johner911 (Member)

@matuloo
Well not really - problem itself is not in tracking GEO location but in doing that without permission / and even if permission was denied:
" InMobi was actually tracking consumers’ locations whether or not the apps using InMobi’s software asked for consumers’ permission to do so, and even when consumers had denied permission to access their location information."

+ they didnt followed COPPA which is pretty sensitive about collecting children data

06-23-2016 08:20 AM #5 bobliu (Member)

Anyone have their response on this?

06-23-2016 10:02 AM #6 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by johner911 View Post
@matuloo
Well not really - problem itself is not in tracking GEO location but in doing that without permission / and even if permission was denied:
" InMobi was actually tracking consumers’ locations whether or not the apps using InMobi’s software asked for consumers’ permission to do so, and even when consumers had denied permission to access their location information."

+ they didnt followed COPPA which is pretty sensitive about collecting children data
Gotcha, it still seems like a very harsh decision when its "only" about location detection.

06-26-2016 01:51 PM #7 affiliaxeguy (Member)

thanks for the info MR. Green.

this just shows that this industry is always changing and our main priority as affiliates / advertisers / affiliate network is to keep adjusting to the changes and new regulations that keeps on coming.

being part of this Forum is a serious tool to help you stay current.

keep sharing the info

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