Amazon to pay $31M for privacy breaches of Ring, Alexa units amid intensifying regulatory pressure

Amazon will pay $30.8 million to settle two Federal Trade Commission cases involving privacy violations and lack of security through Ring and Alexa devices.
Ring gave all employees access to customer videos, leading to compromised accounts and unauthorized viewing.
Amazon kept children's voice recordings and location data indefinitely, deceiving parents who believed data would be deleted.
The settlements require fines, deleting hoarded data, and implementing privacy programs with oversight.
Regulators worldwide are pushing harder to protect people's security and privacy online, especially children.