Shareholder activists demand reforms from Amazon, Google, and Facebook
Investors and activists are presenting Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter with a list of shareholder resolutions this week.
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The EDPS opens investigations into data transfers of EU institutions
The EDPS launched two investigations regarding the use of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission.
Amazon extends moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
Amazon.com is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
Data leak implicates over 200,000 people in Amazon fake product review scam
An open database has revealed the identities of over 200,000 individuals who appear to be involved in Amazon fake product review schemes. Names, email addresses, and PayPal details were exposed and left online.
Amazon Subjects Its Drivers to Biometric Surveillance
Earlier this week, Motherboard revealed the company’s cruel “take it or leave” demand to its 75,000 delivery drivers: submit to biometric surveillance or lose your job.
Why this French court decision has far-reaching consequences for many businesses
A recent court case from France’s highest administrative court has significant consequences for many businesses in the wake of the “Schrems II” decision.
‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’ — say Amazon insiders
Whistleblowers say they were forced out after flagging problems with e-commerce giant’s data security and compliance.
Amazon says government demands for user data spiked by 800% in 2020
That data includes shopping searches and data from its Echo, Fire, and Ring devices.
Amazon’s Ring Neighbors app exposed users’ precise locations and home addresses
A security flaw in Ring’s Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app.
Tech Giants Hope for US Data Privacy Law
Google, Twitter and Amazon are hopeful that Joe Biden’s incoming administration in the United States will enact a federal digital data law
Should Amazon’s drugstore know your medical condition?
The new Amazon Pharmacy offers customers convenience and potentially lower prices. But experts warn that users could be jeopardizing their privacy.
New report shows Google tracks 80% of the Web, with Amazon likely to overtake Facebook as second-worst privacy threat
Website trackers are used in order to aggregate enormous quantities of data.