Mobilewalla
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data broker |
| Founded | March 7, 2011; 13 years ago in Singapore |
| Founder | Anindya Datta |
| Headquarters | Chamblee, Georgia |
| Website | mobilewalla |
Mobilewalla is an American data broker company that collects and sells mobile device data.[1] It was founded in 2011 by Dr. Anindya Datta, a professor with the School of Computing, National University of Singapore.
During 2016 US elections, the firm targeted evangelicals with cell phone locations in real time of 6 months preceding the election.[2]
End of May 2020, the firm targeted George Floyd protesters located in New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Atlanta and published a report 2 weeks after showing demographics data: ethnicity, gender and age distribution.[3][4] Datta proffered that the report was prepared to satisfy the curiosity of its employees, and not on behest of any law enforcement or public agency.[3] This however prompted various legislators to seek further clarifications with the company on the data itself.[5][3]
In December 2024, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Mobilewalla alleging multiple violations of consumer protection laws.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Kaye, Kate (2020-10-14). "Mobile's dirty little data secret under Washington's microscope". The Drum. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Firm That Tracked Protesters Targeted Evangelicals During 2016 Election". Vice. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b c "Almost 17,000 Protesters Had No Idea A Tech Company Was Tracing Their Location". BuzzFeed News. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Mobilewalla (June 17, 2020). "George Floyd Protester Demographics: Insights Across 4 Major US Cities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Mobile's dirty little data secret under Washington's microscope". The Drum. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "FTC Takes Action Against Mobilewalla for Collecting and Selling Sensitive Location Data". Federal Trade Commission. 2024-12-03. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
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