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Amazon offers US Prime Day shoppers $10 to install data-harvesting extension
If users interact with the Amazon Assistant extension, their browsing data is connected with their Amazon account.
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google to face antitrust scrutiny starting tomorrow
Tech companies are increasingly facing antitrust criticism and the hearings are about to kick off this week.
Amazon Prime Day is a bonanza of privacy-invasion and surveillance hardware
Prime Day is a time of the year where these smart devices sell like hotcakes.
President Trump considers retaliation against France’s new extra tax on US tech companies
France has approved a new 3% tax on the revenue of major US tech companies and President Trump isn’t happy.
Britain’s state health service announces partnership with Amazon Alexa, raising privacy concerns
This comes months after reports revealed it was possible for Amazon staff to listen to customer Alexa chats.
France is about to impose a 3% revenue tax on big tech companies
France wants big tech companies to fund its piggy bank.
Amazon admits it keeps your Alexa transcripts forever
Amazon only removes your data if you tell them to delete it. Even then, there are some things they won’t let you delete even if you ask.
British lawmakers are being advised to keep away from Amazon’s Alexa
Sources say that Members of Parliament are being advised to avoid using the smart assistant.
Only 39 percent of Prime Day shoppers are concerned about Alexa privacy issues
Less than half of Amazon shoppers are concerned about the privacy of smart speakers.
Amazon gets the .amazon domain name, upsetting the South American region with the same name
ICANN decided to give full power over the domain to the web services company.
Over two million smart devices are major security risks and should be thrown out, researcher says
The security devices are impossible to patch.
Amazon-owned Twitch just acquired social app Bebo, amidst growing antitrust scrutiny
Bebo’s recent focus on esports has made it valuable for Twitch.