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Some customers who purchased Ring information cameras will beryllium eligible to person refunds from nan Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC said this week that nan refunds will collectively magnitude to complete $5.6 cardinal and beryllium dispersed among much than 117,000 individuals. The money will beryllium sent successful nan shape of PayPal payments.
Customers who will person nan refunds see those "who had definite types of Ring devices specified arsenic indoor cameras, during periods erstwhile nan FTC alleges unauthorized users whitethorn person had entree to customer videos," according to nan agency.
A doorbell instrumentality pinch a built-in camera made by location information institution Ring is seen connected August 28, 2019, successful Silver Spring, Maryland. ((Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / Getty Images)
The refunds are linked to a colony betwixt nan FTC and Ring, which is owned by Amazon. The e-commerce elephantine acquired Ring successful 2018 for $1 billion.
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The statement betwixt Ring and nan FTC, which occurred past year, resolved allegations that nan agency lodged against Ring that it had "allowed labor and contractors to entree consumers’ backstage videos and grounded to instrumentality information protections, enabling hackers to return power of consumers’ accounts, cameras, and videos," according to nan FTC.
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The location information exertion institution was deed by an FTC title successful May of past year.
The refunds are linked to a colony betwixt nan FTC and Ring, which is owned by Amazon. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo / Reuters Photos)
"Our attraction has been and remains connected delivering products and features our customers love, while upholding our committedness to protect their privateness and security," Ring said successful a statement to FOX Business regarding nan settlement. "Ring promptly addressed these issues connected its ain years ago, good earlier nan FTC began its inquiry. While we disagree pinch nan FTC’s allegations and contradict violating nan law, this colony resolves this matter truthful we tin attraction connected innovating connected behalf of our customers."
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In a May 2023 blog post astir nan settlement, Ring had based on nan FTC "mischaracterize[d] our information practices" and "ignore[d] nan galore protections we person successful spot for our customers." It besides highlighted its usage of two-factor authentication, CAPTCHA and different measures.
Ring information cameras are displayed connected a support astatine a Best Buy shop connected June 1, 2023, successful San Rafael, California. ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) / Getty Images)
Ring had to instrumentality a circumstantial "privacy and information program" and delete definite pre-2018 information nether nan aforesaid colony that prompted nan refunds, according to nan FTC.
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The agency urged affected Ring customers to judge their refunds earlier 30 days elapses. It besides noted that it "never requires group to salary money aliases supply relationship accusation to get a refund."
