Between January 2020 and April 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took legal enforcement actions against 12 companies providing online and mobile services for violations of data privacy and security laws. The most recent case involved AT&T Mobility, which, in April 2024, agreed to pay 927,536 U.S. dollars in penalties for engaging in “mobile cramming.” This practice involved charging consumers for third-party services on their mobile telephone bills without their authorization.
Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024
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Federal Trade Commission. (April 30, 2024). Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/
Federal Trade Commission. "Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/
Federal Trade Commission. (2024). Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/
Federal Trade Commission. "Law Enforcement Cases against Mobile Services Companies Violating Data Privacy Regulations in The United States from January 2020 to April 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/
Federal Trade Commission, Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Law enforcement cases against mobile services companies violating data privacy regulations in the United States from January 2020 to April 2024 [Graph], Federal Trade Commission, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403878/law-enforcement-us-mobile-companies-data-privacy/
