Saturday, July 22, 2023

Is it possible to determine how much Amazon made because of this violation? Do we ask Amazon for an estimate?

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-agrees-to-25-million-fine-for-alexa-children-privacy-violations/

Amazon agrees to $25 million fine for Alexa children privacy violations

The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle alleged children's privacy laws violations related to the company's Alexa voice assistant service.

Amazon has offered Alexa voice-activated products and services targeted at children under 13 years old since May 2018.





A sign of things to come?

https://www.pogowasright.org/examining-the-private-right-of-action-in-washingtons-my-health-my-data-act/

Examining the Private Right of Action in Washington’s My Health My Data Act

Alexander Vitruk and Andreas Kaltsounis of BakerHostetler write:

Washington’s groundbreaking “My Health My Data Act (HB 1155) (the Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023. This Act imposes new requirements on the processing and sale of consumer health data by organizations with a nexus to Washington state, as our earlier blog posts explain. In this blog post, we examine the private right of action available under the Act, including how it interacts with the state’s Consumer Protection Act and the risk of class actions.
The Private Right of Action’s Extensive Scope
The Act provides for a private right of action in Section 11 by establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair or deceptive act under the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA). It is one of the most far-reaching private rights of action of any state privacy law, for several reasons:

Read more at DataCounsel,



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