InMobi faces $4m fine for illegally collecting location data from young children

Mobile ad company InMobi is facing a $4m fine from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting geolocation data from young children.
According to the FTC, the Singapore-based company - which claims its mobile ad network reaches more than one billion mobile devices - has been illegally collecting location data from “hundreds of millions” of consumers, including young children.
The Federal Trade Commission, an in