- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Adrianne Appel2023-06-01T20:34:00
Amazon is set to pay more than $30 million comprised of a civil penalty and consumer refunds to resolve two separate cases alleging privacy violations regarding its Alexa voice assistant service and Ring doorbell subsidiary.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed Amazon pay a $25 million penalty for allegedly collecting and retaining children’s voice recordings and location data via Alexa. In a separate action, the FTC proposed Ring refund $5.8 million to resolve accusations it illegally surveilled customers.
The proposed orders must be approved by federal courts before becoming final.
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