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Roku data breach: Over 15k accounts affected

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Re: Roku data breach: Over 15k accounts affected

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Sure wish CISA and SEC would effectively monitor and fine companies that suffer data breaches. After all, we're not being paid for that data, yet we remain the victim of their actions.

Reporting requirements exist [1], civil and criminal penalties will require Congressional action.

Definitely gross that companies are using forced arbitration to avoid liability for their breaches (first 23andme, now Roku). Call your congressperson. Also, if you are impacted/have standing, consider an FTC complaint [2] and contacting your state’s attorney general.

[1] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-139

[2] https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/

Re: Roku data breach: Over 15k accounts affected

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For those who don't know, just a week or so ago Roku amended the arbitration clause of their terms of service and soft-bricked every Roku in the US until you Agreed to the new terms. This even extended to TVs from other brands with Roku software, making the TV non-functional even as a dumb display since the Roku software controls input selection AND would ignore any HDMI-CEC commands. I guess we know why now.

There is a 30-day window after agreeing where you can mail them a letter opting out of the new arbitration agreement.

https://cordcuttersnews.com/roku-issues-a-mandatory-terms-of...

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