The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
It continues the process. You got a pittance, and used it to extend a subscription to a company that will continue to mistreat both its employees and you as a customer, and are considering it money well spent.
As a result, from their perspective:
Its profitable because its only an issue if they get caught and successfully sued
Its profitable because the payout doesnt change, the more people involved the less each person gets.
its profitable because you’re probably still buying the same things, giving the money they “paid out” right back, and then more on top
in the 6 years they held onto that money, they absolutely used it to further profit, making the “cost” of the suit effectively nothing for them.
Its not a good system, its one that reinforces the same practices.
Don’t knock it. I just got a $49.74 payout from some class action lawsuit I signed up for… I don’t know six years ago?
Bought some kitty litter, some detergent, and a 10-pack of fancy toilet paper. Extended my Amazon prime membership. Money well spent.
Shit, the payout might’ve been from Amazon. I don’t know I don’t care.
Edit: the best way to get the correct answer to a question is to post the wrong answer on the Internet
I’ll knock it.
It continues the process. You got a pittance, and used it to extend a subscription to a company that will continue to mistreat both its employees and you as a customer, and are considering it money well spent.
As a result, from their perspective:
Its not a good system, its one that reinforces the same practices.
Well, shit, you got me