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jrheronn to Privacy · 2 years ago

Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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jrheronn to Privacy · 2 years ago
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"For too long, Amazon has treated children's sensitive data as its own property," Josh Golin, executive director of Fairplay, said in a statement.
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  • girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works
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    Should be $25 billion instead. Maybe then the rich asshole owners/investors would pay attention to the fucking rules.

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    Amazon made about $513 billion in 2022. So this fine amounts to less than a half hour of revenue.

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    Very nice, now fine them an amount that actually hurts their shareholders.

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