Source: Amazon settles lawsuit with FTC over Ring doorbell privacy concerns
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Amazon has agreed to pay a $5.8 million settlement to the Federal Trade Commission to end a privacy lawsuit it was facing over Ring Doorbells. The company was accused of giving employees and contractors full access to customer video content, leading to several cases of privacy violations.
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Source: Amazon will pay $25 million to settle FTC lawsuit over Alexa privacy for kids
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Amazon is to pay a $25m settlement for breaching child privacy laws with its Alexa voice assistant. The US Federal Trade Commission found that Amazon had failed to delete children’s recordings and transcripts, along with voice and geolocation data that it should have removed. Amazon said it disagreed with the FTC’s claims, but would settle to move past the matter.
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💰 Amazon will pay $25m in a settlement to the US Federal Trade Commission over allegations it breached children’s privacy laws via its Alexa voice assistant.
Source: Amazon workers walk out to protest return to office mandates and the company’s climate impact
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Amazon workers united to stage a walkout protesting the company’s return-to-office policy and its failure to meet its climate pledge of reaching zero emissions by 2040.
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