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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: 1) by GreatOutdoors on Wednesday February 08 2017, @12:14AM
Let's to the math on this. 11m people affected and the fine is 2.2m. that is $0.20 per person. You are telling me that user data is only worth 20 cents per person, even when they invaded your privacy and trust.
This is not justice, this is a corporation paying off the government "since they got caught". I bet they made more profit from the sale of the data than the fine is.
Yes, I did make a logical argument there. You should post a logical response.