Amazon will pay more than $30 million to settle two separate charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of violating user privacy. Amazon’s Ring will pay $5.8 million to settle allegations that the home security camera company violated customer privacy, the agency said Wednesday. Amazon will pay $25 million in a separate agreement…
Amazon will pay more than $30 million to settle two separate charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of violating user privacy.
Amazon’s Ring will pay $5.8 million to settle allegations that the home security camera company violated customer privacy, the agency said Wednesday. Amazon will pay $25 million in a separate agreement announced Wednesday over allegations the company violated children’s online privacy laws through its smart speakers and Alexa app.
The FTC alleged Ring deceived customers by failing to restrict access to customers’ videos to employees and contractors and by using customer videos to train algorithms without gaining consent.
The FTC alleged the conduct violated users’ privacy. In one instance, an employee over several months allegedly viewed thousands of video recordings belonging to female users of Ring cameras that surveilled intimate spaces, including their bathrooms and bedrooms, according to the complaint.
