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 … Read more
April 24, 2024 at 10:38AM The Federal Trade Commission is refunding $5.6 million to Ring users due to privacy and security breaches, as part of a settlement related to unauthorized access of video feeds. The FTC alleged that Ring failed to implement adequate security measures, including limited employee access and multi-factor authentication. Payments are being … Read more
January 25, 2024 at 06:48AM Ring, an Amazon-owned company, will discontinue its feature allowing police to request doorbell camera footage from users, ending a controversial practice criticized by privacy advocates. The change, effective immediately, comes amid concerns about surveillance, racial profiling, and privacy. Despite this, law enforcement can still access footage with a search warrant … Read more