Kochava, Inc.
First FTC lawsuit targeting a data broker for selling precise location data. FTC alleges Kochava sold geolocation tracing visits to reproductive-health clinics, addiction recovery centers, and places of worship.
Case identifiers
- Respondent
- Kochava, Inc.
- Agency
- Federal Trade Commission (litigation ongoing through 2024)
- Announced
- 2022-08-29
- Monetary relief
- Injunctive only
- Case number
- FTC v. Kochava, Inc., No. 2:22-cv-00377 (D. Idaho)
- Statutes cited
- FTC Act § 5 (unfair practices)
Key facts
- 1
FTC filed suit in D. Idaho seeking to halt Kochava’s sale of precise location data collected via mobile SDKs.
- 2
FTC complaint described data samples purchased on Kochava’s public marketplace including movements to and from reproductive-health clinics.
- 3
Kochava filed a countersuit alleging reputational harm; the case has seen multiple procedural rulings through 2024.
- 4
Precedent-setting: FTC’s first test of whether selling location data is an "unfair practice" under Section 5.
Primary sources
Read the original government documents. These are the authoritative records, everything on this page is derived from them.
- Federal Trade Commission (litigation ongoing through 2024) press releasehttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/08/ftc-sues-kochava-selling-data-tracks-people-reproductive-health-clinics-places-worship-other
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The FTC order binds Kochava, Inc.'s future practices, but doesn't automatically delete your existing data. State privacy law (CCPA, CPA, TDPSA, VCDPA) gives you that right. OfflistMe generates a compliant deletion email pre-addressed to Kochava, Inc.'s registered privacy contact.
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What did the FTC charge Kochava, Inc. with?+
First FTC lawsuit targeting a data broker for selling precise location data. FTC alleges Kochava sold geolocation tracing visits to reproductive-health clinics, addiction recovery centers, and places of worship. The Federal Trade Commission (litigation ongoing through 2024) cited FTC Act § 5 (unfair practices).
How much did Kochava, Inc. pay?+
The 2022-08-29 order did not include monetary penalties against Kochava, Inc.; the agency focused on injunctive relief (prohibiting certain practices going forward).
Does the Kochava, Inc. settlement mean my data has been deleted?+
No, the order does not automatically delete your data. You retain full rights under state privacy law (CCPA, CPA, TDPSA, VCDPA, and others) to submit your own deletion request. OfflistMe can generate a compliant deletion email pre-addressed to the respondent’s privacy contact.
How can I read the original FTC order?+
The Federal Trade Commission (litigation ongoing through 2024) press release is available at https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/08/ftc-sues-kochava-selling-data-tracks-people-reproductive-health-clinics-places-worship-other. The case / matter number is FTC v. Kochava, Inc., No. 2:22-cv-00377 (D. Idaho).