Civil rights groups push Congress to probe Amazon on privacy issues

A dozen civil rights groups are banding together in an effort to push federal lawmakers to investigate Amazon over its privacy practices.

Amazon is already under pressure from antitrust investigations, and it’s facing growing scrutiny on the privacy front amid revelations of Ring’s work with police agencies as well as concerns about the company’s Rekognition facial recognition software.

Source: Civil rights groups push Congress to probe Amazon on privacy issues – Axios