The smart TV 'VIZIO' that gathered personal information will notify you on TV that 'you are entitled to participate in a class action and get a settlement fee'

" VIZIO " of smart TV which had been filed a class action suddenly collecting user's personal information secretly and selling it to an advertising company is about to reconcile by paying compensation against the plaintiff group I will. While the lawsuit is coming to an end, VIZIO seems to notify potential plaintiffs who can participate in class actions on the TV screen "You can participate in class actions".

Smart TVs: First, They Spied; Now They Are Being Programmed to Make Amends | Hollywood Reporter
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For VIZIO, which sells a cheap large screen TV in the United States, you can read about the incident below when you read the following article about collecting personal data without permission from the user.

Pay penalty due to television collecting user's detailed content viewing data secretly Fear of developing into class actions - GIGAZINE

VIZIO settled by paying a total of $ 2.2 million (about 240 million yen) as a penalty to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New Jersey state consumer agency, but as expected most users class Action (class action) was raised.

In this class action the plaintiff user and the defendant VIZIO have agreed to settle and the district court of California was informed of the dispute settlement under "potential settlement". Therefore, the California federal district court concluded on September 12, 2018, approved the settlement, planned to announce the concrete contents, but there was an offer for postponement from the parties.

The reason is that there are many potential plaintiffs who have the right to participate in class actions and obtain settlement money. Therefore, VIZIO will use the function of smart television for specific television users who are eligible to participate in class actions and will display "on the television screen" You are a potential plaintiff of a class action " The Hollywood Reporter reports.

Gillard Gibbs, an attorney of plaintiff in a class action lawsuit, is proceeding with the final procedure aiming at establishment of a settlement and intends to release detailed settlement conditions on 3rd October 2018.