The Federal Trade Commission is sending $5.6 million in refunds to Ring users whose private video feeds were accessed without consent by Amazon employees and contractors, or had their accounts and devices hacked because of insufficient security protections.
Cool. I’ll be waiting for my $2.53 check in the mail with bated breath
Meanwhile, the penalty for fucking over millions of Americans is chump change… Same as it ever was.
The cost of doing business they say
Eh. The “Heroes Work Here” sign is better fitting on a guillotine.
I don’t understand why anyone would think having Amazon cameras on or in their home would be a good idea in the first place but now they get probably $0.72 for their mistake
Which, you think you get money? More like store credit.
Nothing for those whose feeds were illegally accessed by law enforcement?
Its a pity that copyrighted material, that artists sell, so want to be seen, for a fee, is fined at $10000 per breach for piracy. But when its peoples privacy that they don’t want public viewing, its a pittance.
Wow. How about a lollipop and a kick in the pants instead?
