Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to AmazonAmazon has disabled key privacy features in Alexa devices, now sending all voice recordings to the cloud by default. Users must choose betw...
29 Mar, 2025, 08.09 AM IST
Shed light on darkness visibleArizona filed a lawsuit against Amazon for deceptive subscription practices. Epic Games paid $520 million for violating child privacy laws....
29 Jul, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
France fines Amazon $35 million for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of warehouse staffThe French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managers at Amazon France Logistique to track...
23 Jan, 2024, 09.39 PM IST
Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe's fight with Big TechHere is a summary of the tussles between Silicon Valley and Brussels.
14 Jun, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
Amazon charged with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring camerasThe Federal Trade Commission voted to file charges in two separate cases Wednesday that could also force the company to delete certain data...
01 Jun, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
EU fines Meta $1.3 billion over data transfers to USThe social network giant’s continued data transfers to the US didn’t address “the risks to the fundamental rights and freedoms” of people w...
22 May, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
Meta to face record EU privacy fine over Facebook data transfer to USThe penalty will be higher than the previous record €746 million ($821.20 million) fine for Amazon.com Inc, according to the sources.
18 May, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Amazon agrees to change some business practices in EU settlementAmazon has agreed to a settlement with European Union regulators that will force the company to make significant changes to its business pr...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.46 PM IST
Plummeting stocks, regulatory concerns: all’s not well with Big TechAlleged breaches of privacy, excessive data sharing and anti-competitive practices have drawn attention – and pushback – from regulators ar...
01 Nov, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405 million euros in teen data caseIreland's Data Protection Commission said by email Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros ($4...
05 Sep, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
Italy fines Amazon record $1.3 billion for abuse of market dominanceAmazon leveraged its dominant position in the Italian market for intermediation services on marketplaces to favour the adoption of its own ...
09 Dec, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Italy hits Apple, Google with antitrust fineEuropean countries have cracked down on the business practices of Big Tech in recent years, while the EU is moving forward with legislation...
27 Nov, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Amazon bests Reliance; Twitter appoints key execsFrom Amazon scoring a big victory in its dispute against Reliance-Future Group to Twitter hiring permanent officers and Meituan likely to f...
07 Aug, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Google, Amazon fined $163 million by French privacy watchdogThe CNIL noted that both companies made changes to their websites in September, yet said efforts were not sufficient to be in line with Fre...
11 Dec, 2020, 04.21 AM IST
French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rulesThe regulator found the French websites of Google and Amazon didn't seek the prior consent of visitors before advertising cookies were save...
10 Dec, 2020, 01.54 PM IST
Privacy at stake? Amazon could be eavesdropping on user conversations to make Alexa smarterEarlier this year, it was reported that Amazon employs people to listen user conversations.
01 Oct, 2019, 06.02 PM IST
Amazon reports user data breach as holiday shopping heats upThe company emailed an undisclosed number of customers to report that their emails and names were inadvertently shared due to a technical e...
22 Nov, 2018, 09.06 AM IST