The FTC in an administrative complaint charged Epic Marketplace Inc. with violating Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, which bars deceptive acts or practices. The settlement requires the company to cease using the technology, destroy information it gained unlawfully and to make no future misrepresentations. Epic did not admit to wrongdoing in the settlement.
December 07, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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WASHINGTON – An online advertising agency on Dec. 5 agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it secretly and illegally gathered data from millions of consumers, “sniffing” out the websites people visited in the past and using the information to send targeted ads.
Among the sites of interest: those dealing with fertility issues, impotence, menopause, incontinence, disability insurance, credit repair, debt relief and personal bankruptcy.
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