Monday 6th May 2024

    TradeBriefs Editorial

    From the Editor's Desk

    In Settlement, FTC Sends $5.6 Million in Refunds to Ring Customers

    The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.

    In a 2023 complaint, the FTC accused the doorbell camera and home security provider of allowing its employees and contractors to access customers' private videos. Ring allegedly used such footage to train algorithms without consent, among other purposes.


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