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New Patent Suggests Amazon Alexa Could Start Listening All the Time
Many have suspected the lady in the can is always listening. If she wasn’t before, she could be soon.
Amazon Shareholders Reject Proposals to Consider Conservative Viewpoints
The proposal was met with boos.
Amazon Is Working on a Wearable Device That Can Detect Your Emotions
Amazon wants more data.
Comcast’s Rumored New Device Will Monitor Your Bathroom Habits
Comcast appear to be moving into new markets.
Database of Private Info of Top Instagram Influencers Leaks Online
The data leaks continue.
Amazon Says It Was a Mistake That It Banned the Adverts of Merchants Selling Christian-Themed Products
Amazon says it was caused by confusion of some misinformed employees.
If You Delete Your Alexa Recordings, It Doesn’t Mean the Transcripts Are Deleted
The data is deleted from Amazon’s “main” Alexa hub but still remains elsewhere on Amazon’s servers.
Amazon Echo Kids Edition Is Facing FTC Complaints
Amazon is accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
Amazon’s Desire to Fund Buzzfeed and the New York Times Raises Ethics Questions
News media relying on big tech to survive may be a bad idea.
German Justice Minister Sets Her Sights on Amazon Alexa Privacy
She called Amazon’s vaguely-worded privacy policy “unacceptable”.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Supports Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech
AOC described Facebook is “communications, advertising, and surveillance platform”.
Retailers Are Worried About the Dominance of Facebook
One exec at a direct-to-customer brand is quoted as saying that they are “moving on from Facebook and Instagram.”