In the Matter of Epic Marketplace

Definition
In the Matter of Epic Marketplace, Inc., and Epic Media Group, LLC, FTC File No. 112 3182, decision and order (Mar. 13, 2013).

Overview
In 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took an enforcement action against Epic Marketplace, a large online advertising network, for deceptively failing to disclose its use of history-sniffing technology.

The company allegedly collected data about the web sites that consumers were visiting, including sites relating to potentially sensitive topics such as impotence, menopause, disability insurance, debt relief, and personal bankruptcy. Epic Marketplace used this information to assign consumers into interest segments that were used to target advertising.

Source

 * Information Resellers: Consumer Privacy Framework Needs to Reflect Changes in Technology and the Marketplace, at 24.