Amazon Alexa - The FTC will require Amazon to overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards to settle charges the company violated the Children’s[...]

Tags:

• Consumer Protection
• Bureau of Consumer Protection
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
• Privacy and Security
• Children's Privacy
• Consumer Privacy
• Artificial Intelligence

The FTC will require Amazon to overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards to settle charges the company violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) and deceived parents and users of the Alexa voice assistant service about its data deletion practices.

PRESS RELEASE: FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children's Privacy Law by Keeping Kids' Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents' Deletion Requests