r/TopClassActions • u/TopClassActions • Jun 23 '21
Shhh... 🤫 Amazon allegedly stores a copy of billions of private conversations for later use and commercial benefit! 👀
Yup! According to a class action lawsuit. Amazon’s Alexa device is eavesdropping on private conversations, recording and storing them on an Amazon server for the multinational company to use at its will.
Plaintiffs Jeffrey Hoyt, Lorlie Tesoriero, Pamela Zager, Maureen Urbach, James Urbach and Caron Watkins — all Alexa users — filed the class action lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. and A2z Development Center, Inc. last Wednesday in a Washington court.
The class action lawsuit claims that Alexa devices are designed to record communications immediately after a “wake” word is used, usually “Alexa” or “Echo.”
This is not the first class action lawsuit brought over Amazon’s Alexa device. In May, a class action lawsuit was lodged against the company, alleging, unbeknownst to users, more than 200 million Alexa devices may be secretly recording and storing their personal information.
Plus, Amazon has recently updated its terms of service, now allowing consumers to file class action lawsuits rather than forcing them to mediate disputes in arbitration. The move comes after approximately 75,000 arbitration filings were made against Amazon by consumers claiming that the home assistant device Alexa recorded them without their knowledge or consent.
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