Mobile data broker asks judge to dismiss FTC lawsuit

Mobile data broker Kochava is asking a U.S. District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleging the company sells smartphone users' geolocation data, MediaPost reports. Kochava said the FTC "grossly exaggerates" what location data "may or may not reveal about consumers" and has not shown the alleged practices cause injury to consumers. In the lawsuit, the FTC alleges the data could divulge users' visits to sensitive locations.