Amazon reaches $25 million privacy settlement with US FTC over Alexa children's voice recordings
( May 31, 2023, 19:40 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission and Amazon have agreed to a $25 million settlement over the FTC's complaint about Amazon's collection and storage of children's voice data, which the FTC says violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. Under the proposed order, Amazon would delete children’s data, geolocation data, and other voice recordings collected through its Alexa voice assistant.Statement and documents follow below:...
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