Spokeo data broker to pay $800,000 in FTC privacy case

Data broker and online people search service Spokeo will pay US$800,000 to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that it sold consumer profiles to other companies without taking steps required under the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to protect consumers, the FTC announced Tuesday.

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