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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that smart TV maker Vizio has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a case involving the TVs' data collection techniques. Vizio allegedly collected data on what people viewed on 11 million of its TVs and then shared the data with third parties without informing people about the data collection or receiving consent.
As part of the settlement with the FTC and the New Jersey Attorney General, Vizio must also delete data that it collected prior to March 1, 2016, and implement a data privacy program that is to be evaluated twice a year, according to a statement. The commission voted 3-0 in favor of the ruling, according to the statement.
Additionally, Vizio must "prominently disclose and obtain affirmative express consent for its data collection and sharing practices, and prohibits misrepresentations about the privacy, security, or confidentiality of consumer information they collect," the ruling states.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 07 2017, @07:33PM
It surely should be!
If I trespass I can get a criminal misdemeanor fine and record, but nobody can prove financial loss.
Corporations, by definition, are more difficult to prosecute criminally, partly because the law protects them, and partly because it's much more difficult to investigate, gather evidence, and prove.