938

Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine. (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

82 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.::"For too long, Amazon has treated children's sensitive data as its own property," Josh Golin, executive director of Fairplay, said in a statement.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That fine for them is like a trip to McDonald's for me in terms of worth.

I think. Math might be off. But like 25 bucks assuming Amazon is worth $1T

[-] Louisoix@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Damn look at you, Mr. Fancy Pants, earning buckets of cash!

this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023

938 points (98.9% liked)

Technology

59169 readers

2284 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS