FTC Settles With Phone Maker Over Alleged Privacy Violations
Blu Products settled with the FTC over allegations the mobile phone manufacturer allowed a third-party service provider from China to collect personal information about consumers without consent despite privacy agreements, the agency said Monday. Blu “misled consumers by falsely claiming…
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that they limited third-party collection of data from users of BLU’s devices to only information needed to perform requested services,” FTC alleged. The company “falsely represented" personal information protections, the agency said. BLU didn’t comment.