April 25, 2024 at 05:42PM
The FTC is returning over $5.6 million to Ring customers as part of a 2023 privacy settlement. The FTC accused Ring, owned by Amazon, of privacy violations including employee spying on female customers. Refunds will be made through 117,044 PayPal payments, dependent on the type of Ring device used during the period.
Summary of meeting notes:
– The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is issuing refunds totaling over $5.6 million to Ring customers as part of a privacy settlement.
– The FTC filed complaints against Ring last year, alleging that employees were spying on female customers in private areas and that the company failed to notify and obtain consent from customers for the use of security video footage for training until 2018.
– The FTC cited Ring for failing to restrict video access, obtain user consent, and implement security measures, resulting in “egregious violations of users’ privacy.”
– Refunds will be distributed through 117,044 PayPal payments, varying based on the type of Ring device used during the period when unauthorized access to video footage could have occurred.