Florida-based phone maker BLU is facing an FTC complaint over allegations it shared detailed personal user data with a third-party firm that included full text messages, call logs and contact lists.

Blu smartphones have established a niche for consumers who want an inexpensive Android device that doesn't skimp on features like battery life or screen brightness. But the phones are also being ...

Most cell-phone-using Americans might not be familiar with BLU, a Miami-based tech company that makes budget-level Android phones and sells them at markedly cheap prices. But the Federal Trade ...