Fact · Voice privacy and security
$25 millionUS dollars
Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated a child privacy law.
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In the source's own words
“agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law”
FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant, Associated Press, Associated Press (via ABC17 News), 2023, Opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The FTC said Amazon kept children's Alexa voice and location data for years and deceived parents about deleting it. The settlement orders Amazon to delete inactive child accounts and certain voice and geolocation data. The AP also reported a separate $5.8 million refund for Ring doorbell camera privacy violations, which is not a voice case.
- What it does not show
- The figure is as the AP reported it, because the FTC's own release was not reachable from here. The penalty was agreed in a settlement, and Amazon said it disagreed with the FTC's claims and denied violating the law. The settlement needed federal court approval when announced.
In the data
A row of Voice Recording Privacy Settlements and Fines, as Amazon Alexa FTC penalty, 2023: 25 million US dollars.
- Company
- Amazon
- Service
- Alexa
- Kind
- Regulator fine or order
- Authority or court
- Federal Trade Commission
- What it was about
- Children's voice data
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 2023