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Privacy Settlement: Vizio Pays Out $17 Million If Approved

Posted on May 22, 2019June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Wendy Davis reports:

More than half a million people who purchased Vizio smart televisions will receive approximately $16 per TV set, if the company’s class-action privacy settlement is finalized, according to court papers filed late last week.

If granted approval by U.S. District Court Judge Josephine Staton in Santa Ana, California, the settlement will resolve allegations that Vizio shared information about consumers with ad-tech companies and data brokers.

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