Federal Trade Commission Suing Doorbell Maker 'Ring' Over Privacy

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And the Federal trade commission suing Amazon owned smart doorbell maker ring over privacy issues. The FTC alleging that Ring violated a portion of the FTC Act that prohibits unfair or deceptive business practices. Ring has claimed its products help keep customers safer with its security cameras but the FTC is saying that the company comprised customer information by giving third party contractors access to customer videos even when it was unnecessary to perform their jobs. The FCC added that before July of 2017. Ring employees and third party contractors in Ukraine could allegedly access and download every customer's videos with no restrictions.