Authority
FTC
Country
United States
Date Issued
May 31, 2023
Industry
Technology
Summary
Amazon agreed to pay $25 million to the FTC for violating COPPA by retaining children's voice recordings and geolocation data from Alexa indefinitely without proper parental consent. The company failed to delete this sensitive data after the stated service purpose was completed.
Violation Types
Children's DataData RetentionConsent
Articles Violated
COPPA Rule
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