Lawsuitsby GlyphFTC v. Ring (employee access to customer videos) privacy case
Brought by
Federal Trade Commission
v.
Defendants
The FTC alleged Amazon's Ring let employees and contractors view customers' private videos and failed to stop hackers from taking over cameras.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- Docket
- 1:23-cv-01549
- Filed
- May 31, 2023
- Status
- SettledFTC sent refunds to Ring customers in April 2024.
- Outcome
- Ring agreed to pay USD 5.8 million for consumer refunds and to delete data products built from unlawfully reviewed videos.
- Amount
- $5.8 million
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