Amazon fined millions for violating privacy laws with Alexa and Ring.
TL;DR
Amazon has been charged with violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA) by keeping children's voice recordings forever and ignoring parents' requests to delete them. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the retail giant for breaking its promises when it kept sensitive voice and geolocation data for years and used the information "it unlawfully retained" to help improve the Alexa algorithm. Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty, change its business practices, and institute strong privacy safeguards.
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