Caroline (Caro) Sundermeyer Associate

One month after the February 22, 2024, announcement of enforcement actions against data brokers X-Mode and InMarket Media, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a complaint and proposed consent order requiring software security company Avast Limited and two subsidiaries, Avast s.r.o. and Jumpshot, Inc. (collectively, Avast), to pay $16.5 million to resolve allegations that they unfairly and deceptively sold granular, reidentifiable web browsing data for advertising purposes.