2.6% of the period's outflow
privacy and surveillance
Data harvesting, surveillance advertising, privacy violations.
with sourced evidence in this dimension
Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon → Amazon.com, Inc.
FTC materials charged Amazon-owned Ring with compromising customer privacy by allowing broad employee/contractor video access and failing to implement basic security protections.
high severity · regulatory action · attributed via parent Amazon.com, Inc. · Federal Trade Commission (2023-05-31)
Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon Web Services → Amazon.com, Inc.
FTC materials charged Amazon-owned Ring with compromising customer privacy by allowing broad employee/contractor video access and failing to implement basic security protections.
high severity · regulatory action · attributed via parent Amazon.com, Inc. · Federal Trade Commission (2023-05-31)
Honest limits: only researched merchants (53 dossiers so far) can surface here, evidence is dated and owner-level records don't prove the parent owned the subsidiary at the time of every violation. This is decision support, not a moral verdict. Back to Spending Values