The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommended filing a lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc over privacy and data security breaches in the e-commerce giant's home security unit, Ring, earlier this year, the Informationreported on Monday.
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FTC Chair Lina Khan , however, moved to suspend the recommendation following settlement negotiations with Amazon, according to the report that cites people familiar with the matter.
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Amazon and FTC did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Khan, an antitrust researcher focused on Big Tech's immense market power has been a vocal Amazon critic.
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The FTC is currently probing Amazon as part of a series of ongoing investigations into Big Tech. It is also probing the company's planned purchase of U.S. movie studio MGM .
