There's no contact information for the company on, and its website is registered anonymously.įrostwire for Android, available for about a year, included a file-sharing screen as part of its multi-screen installation process, the FTC said in its complaint. The settlement also prohibits the company from misrepresenting what files its applications will share.Īttempts to contact Frostwire for comment were unsuccessful. Under the settlement with the FTC, Frostwire is barred from using default settings that share users' files and is required to provide free upgrades to correct the unintended sharing, the agency said. The agency accused Frostwire of unfair and deceptive business practices. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday. The FTC filed a complaint against Frostwire (PDF) and manager Angel Leon in U.S. Frostwire offers a PC version of its software as well as an Android version. The FTC also charged Frostwire with misleading consumers about what files from their PCs would be shared with the file-sharing network. Once installed, Frostwire allowed potentially millions of people to copy files from a user's smartphone with little notice, the agency said.įrostwire's default settings were 'extremely difficult to change,' Jon Leibowitz, the FTC's chairman, said during a privacy conference Tuesday.

Federal Trade Commission charges that its software would likely cause users to unknowingly share sensitive personal files, including pictures, from their Android devices, the FTC said Tuesday.įrostwire for Android's default settings caused users to share their pictures, videos, documents and other files with other users of the Gnutella P-to-P network, the FTC said in a press release.

Peer-to-peer software developer Frostwire has agreed to settle U.S.

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