Posted on Jun 1, 2023
Amazon must pay over $30 million over claims it invaded privacy with Ring and Alexa
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https://www.npr.org/2023/06/01/ [login to see] /amazon-alexa-ring-settlement
Amazon will pay more than $30 million in fines to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring, according to federal filings.
In one lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission claims the tech company violated privacy laws by keeping recordings of children's conversations with its voice assistant Alexa, and in another that its employees have monitored customers' Ring camera recordings without their consent.
Amazon will pay more than $30 million in fines to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring, according to federal filings.
In one lawsuit, the Federal Trade Commission claims the tech company violated privacy laws by keeping recordings of children's conversations with its voice assistant Alexa, and in another that its employees have monitored customers' Ring camera recordings without their consent.
Amazon must pay over $30 million over claims it invaded privacy with Ring and Alexa
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The company said it requires parental consent for all children's profiles, provides a Children's Privacy Disclosure elaborating on how it uses children's data, allows child recordings and transcripts to be deleted in the Alexa app and erases child profiles that have been inactive for at least 18 months.
More than 800,000 children under age 13 have their own Alexa accounts, according to the complaint.
The FTC claims that when these issues were brought to Amazon's attention, it did not take action to remedy them."...
..."The company said it requires parental consent for all children's profiles, provides a Children's Privacy Disclosure elaborating on how it uses children's data, allows child recordings and transcripts to be deleted in the Alexa app and erases child profiles that have been inactive for at least 18 months.
More than 800,000 children under age 13 have their own Alexa accounts, according to the complaint.
The FTC claims that when these issues were brought to Amazon's attention, it did not take action to remedy them."...
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