Ring Accused by FTC of Illegal Surveillance; $5.8M in Rebates Proposed
Federal Trade Commission says Ring illegally surveilled customers and did not do enough to prevent hacking. Proposes $5.8 in consumer refunds.
Federal Trade Commission says Ring illegally surveilled customers and did not do enough to prevent hacking. Proposes $5.8 in consumer refunds.
Two providers affected as consumers to get out of their home security contracts for allegedly being misled by a door-to-door salesman.
A North Carolina court unanimously found Vivint Smart Home responsible for using deceptive door-to-door sales practices to mislead and confuse CPI customers.
Legal expert Ken Kirschenbaum is not prepared to say in-home central station monitoring is deceptive or a dereliction of duty.
The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an order requiring Vivint to pay an ongoing royalty to Alarm.com of an yet-to-be-determined amount, enhanced damages for up to three times the actual damages, plus attorney’s fees.
Harris County Court of Appeals affirms conviction for deceptive business practices by security salesman. Sentenced to 1-year in county jail.
Fractus claims instead of obtaining a license for use of the patents, ADT and Vivint have ignored correspondence while continuing to make and install infringing products.
The lawsuit alleges Resideo/Honeywell knew about defects in its burglar and fire alarm system control units but continued to market and sell them.
The lawsuit seeks more than $5 million in response to a ‘defect’ that renders the fire control units non-conforming to the minimum standards required by both UL and NFPA 72.
ShotSpotter filed a $300 million lawsuit against Vice last October for publishing a “misleading and inaccurate story claiming the company alters evidence for law enforcement.”