06-05-2023, 08:25 AM
FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras.
This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children's privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for indefinite time periods and preventing parents from exercising their deletion rights.
"Amazon's history
https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/ftc-sl...e-for.html
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras.
This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children's privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for indefinite time periods and preventing parents from exercising their deletion rights.
"Amazon's history
https://thehackernews.com/2023/06/ftc-sl...e-for.html