Senator Wyden Investigates Data Broker for Tracking Planned Parenthood Visitors

Wyden calls for federal action against Near Intelligence for supplying location data used in anti-abortion ads.

A location data company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations across 48 states, providing data for a major anti-abortion ad campaign.
Senator Ron Wyden has requested the FTC and SEC to investigate Near Intelligence, the company behind the data collection.
The data was used without consent, raising concerns over privacy violations and potential misuse by state governments.
Near Intelligence, facing bankruptcy, is selling off its assets, including the collected data, prompting Wyden to ask the FTC to block the sale.
Wyden also accuses Near of misleading investors and the public about the data collection and its use.