Amazon sued over alleged unlawful user data tracking
US e-commerce giant Amazon is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company covertly monitored and commercialised the detailed location data of its consumers in California. The complaint was lodged by Felix Kolotinsky,
Amazon secretly tracked Californian consumers via cellphones, lawsuit alleges
Amazon collected an enormous amount of timestamped geolocation data about where consumers live, work, shop, and visit, revealing sensitive information such as religious affiliations, sexual orientations,
Amazon sued for allegedly slurping sensitive data via advertising SDK
Harvesting of location data and other personal info without user consent, lawsuit claims Amazon and its advertising subsidiary have been sued for allegedly collecting personal and location data from third-party mobile apps without obtaining users' informed consent.
Amazon sued for tracking users through their smartphones
Amazon is being sued by consumers who claim that the company has been secretly tracking their movements through their smartphones. The class action lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco federal court, claims that Amazon gained "backdoor access" to the phones of users.
Amazon Hit With Suit Over Collection of Consumers' Location Data
Amazon.com Inc. and Amazon Advertising LLC collected the geolocation data of millions of consumers using apps embedded with the Amazon Ads software development kit without their knowledge or consent in violation of California privacy laws,
Consumers sue Amazon over alleged tracking of sensitive data
A class of consumers sued Amazon.com, Inc. on Wednesday, claiming the technology company secretly tracked and sold their sensitive data without their consent. Plaintiff Felix Kolotinsky brought the
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Amazon pauses drone deliveries after devices crash in rain
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Amazon lays off about 200 employees in its stores unit
The cuts are focused in Amazon’s core retail unit, which spans a wide range of businesses, including fashion and fitness, ...
Amazon AI deal leaves ‘zombie’ start-up in its wake, whistleblower says
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CAFC Affirms Amazon Win Due to Patent Owner Failure to Provide Fair Notice of Accused Products
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a per curiam ruling in Huang v. Amazon.com, Inc. affirming the Northern District of California’s dismissal of patent ...
21 pets from California brought to Arizona to find 'furever' homes
The Arizona Humane Society said in a news release that 21 pets were flown from shelters in California to Arizona on Jan. 25.
Amazon Sues State Agency to Block Release of Company Records to Bezos-Owned Washington Post
Amazon is suing an agency in Washington state to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post ...