Amazon sued over Alexa child recordings in US

By 2019-06-13Science & Tech
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Image caption Alexa chief Dave Limp told the BBC that Amazon only profiles children if parents opt in to its terms

Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant’s recordings of children.

Two US cases allege the firm lacks consent to create voiceprints that could let it keep track of a youngster’s use of Alexa-enabled devices and thus build up a “vast level of detail about the child’s life”.

Amazon has said it only stores data once a device-owner has given it permission to do so.

And it says parents can delete a child’s profile and recordings.

Lawyers involved in the cases are seeking damages for the two plaintiffs involved ... Read even more

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