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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Weather Channel App Unlawful Business Practices
The Los Angeles City Attorney filed a lawsuit against TWC Product and Technology LLC, an IBM subsidiary and operator of the Weather Channel smartphone app, for covertly mining the private data of users and selling the information to third parties. The lawsuit claims TWC deceptively used the app, which provides real-time weather information and forecasts, to amass its users’ private, personal geolocation data, which it then sold to IBM affiliates and other third parties for advertising and other commercial purposes.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Pending
- Date of Complaint
- 1/3/2019
