Big Tech, facing Congressional scrutiny, continues to flex its lobbying power https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/10/big-tech-facing-congressional-scrutiny-flex-lobbying-power
Amazon’s Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant https://uk.pcmag.com/smart-home/136455/amazons-alexa-collects-more-of-your-data-than-any-other-smart-assistant
Woman finds Amazon has thousands of recordings of her – all from home devices https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-finds-amazon-thousands-recordings-25240984
Google, Amazon, And Microsoft Are Using Third Party Companies To Sell Surveillance Tech To ICE, CBP https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211009/10260647722/google-amazon-microsoft-are-using-third-party-companies-to-sell-surveillance-tech-to-ice-cbp.shtml
Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58911296
Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands, documents show https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-india-rigging/
Man, 45, may have to pay neighbour £100k because Ring Doorbell causes ‘harassment’ and ‘broke data laws’ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16403626/man-faces-payout-ring-doorbell-harassment/
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants establish Trusted Cloud Principles https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-google-microsoft-and-other-tech-giants-establish-trusted-cloud-principles/
Amazon’s controversial vision for the future of your home security https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/01/tech/amazon-astro-privacy-concerns/index.html
California passes law targeting Amazon labor algorithms https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/9/22664846/amazon-labor-algorithms-warehouse-newsom-california-senate
Nike and Amazon among brands advertising on Covid conspiracy sites https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/18/nike-amazon-among-brands-advertising-on-covid-conspiracy-sites
Lawsuits say Siri and Google are listening, even when they’re not supposed to https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/02/apple-siri-lawsuit-privacy/
Amazon asked FCC to reject Starlink plan because it can’t compete, SpaceX says https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/spacex-slams-amazons-obstructionist-ploy-to-block-starlink-upgrade-plan/
Amazon to Monitor Customer Service Workers’ Keyboard and Mouse Strokes https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyvejq/amazon-monitor-employees-keyboard-mouse