Amazon Denies Wrongdoing in Location Data Class Action
An Amazon spokesperson denied any wrongdoing in response to a location data class action filed under Washington state's My Health My Data Act. The complaint alleged that Amazon harvested the location data of users without their consent (see 2502120053).
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"These claims are not accurate and we look forward to explaining this in court," the spokesperson said in an emailed statement late Wednesday. "Our agreements with publishers prohibit them from sending us any information that could be considered Consumer Health Data under WA’s My Health My Data Act, and we have long prohibited publishers from sending us precise location and biometric data. If they do accidentally send us this information, we immediately discard and do not use it in any way.”