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.
2023-12-21T15:01:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
The Federal Trade Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to strengthen data security requirements and modernize certain aspects of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule.
2023-06-26T15:58:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent children’s privacy enforcement activity—including fines against Microsoft and Amazon—leaves no doubt businesses must make complying with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act a top priority.
2023-06-21T19:55:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon for allegedly enrolling consumers into Amazon Prime without their consent and making it difficult to cancel Prime subscriptions.
2025-09-17T17:20:00Z By Adrianne Appel
A Florida seafood company executive has pleaded guilty to conspiring with competitors to fix the prices he paid to local fishers, an effort that impacted more than $8 million in wholesale fish and cut the pay of hundreds of fishers, the Department of Justice said.
2025-09-16T20:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The former CEO of a Georgia clothing business faces 25 years in prison for bribing Honduran officials to win $10 million in uniform contracts in Honduras, after being caught up in a Department of Justice Anticorruption Task Force.
2025-09-12T19:40:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The DOJ sued Uber Thursday, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying people with disabilities equal access to its services.
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