Amazon is paying $5.8 million to settle a recently announced privacy lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission. According to the federal complaint, Ring gave employees and outside contractors full access to customer video content. This unfettered access has been abused by some employees and contractors and has been used to invade the privacy of Ring’s customers and other employees. The lawsuit highlights several cases where hacked cameras were used to sexually harass and spy on women, stalk female coworkers who used Ring products, racially abuse children, and more. The…

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