Separately, the company agreed to pay $5.8 million in customer refunds for alleged privacy violations involving its doorbell camera Ring
WASHINGTON — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant.
“Amazon’s history of misleading parents, keeping children’s recordings indefinitely, and flouting parents’ deletion requests violated COPPA and sacrificed privacy for profits,” Samuel Levine, the FCT consumer protection chief, said in a statement. The 1998 law is designed to shield children from online harms.
Amazon kept the kids’ data to refine its voice recognition algorithm, the artificial intelligence behind Alexa, which powers Echo and other smart speakers, Bedoya said. The FTC complaint sends a message to all tech companies who are “sprinting to do the same” amid fierce competition in developing AI datasets, he added.
In the Ring case, the FTC says Amazon’s home security camera subsidiary let employees and contractors access consumers’ private videos and providing lax security practices that enabled hackers to take control of some accounts.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Amazon to pay over $30 million in FTC settlements over Ring, Alexa privacy violationsAmazon's Ring to pay FTC $5.8 million over privacy violations
Consulte Mais informação »
Amazon Will Pay $30M to Settle Ring, Alexa Privacy SuitsIn one settlement, the company agreed to shell out $25 million to settle allegations it illegally retained children’s data through the Alexa voice assistant.
Consulte Mais informação »
FTC charges Amazon with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring camerasAmazon will pay more than $30 million to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring.
Consulte Mais informação »
Amazon to Pay FTC Over $30 Million for Ring, Alexa Privacy ViolationsAmazon will have to pay more than $30 million after a lawsuit alleged its Ring doorbell unit violated a portion of the FTC Act that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices
Consulte Mais informação »
Amazon to pay $30 million over alleged Alexa, Ring privacy violationsAmazon will pay more than $30 million to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring.
Consulte Mais informação »
FTC Says Amazon Employees Violated Customers’ Privacy By Using Ring, AlexaAmazon agreed to pay over $30 million to settle allegations that its Ring and Alexa divisions enabled illegal surveillance by employees and hackers.
Consulte Mais informação »