United States v. Amazon (Alexa, COPPA) privacy case

US District Court, Western District of Washington · 2:23-cv-00811 · filed May 31, 2023 · Settled

The FTC and DOJ alleged Amazon kept children's Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data indefinitely and undermined parents' deletion requests, violating COPPA.

The case

Plaintiffs: United States of America
Defendants: Amazon.com, Inc.
Court: US District Court, Western District of Washington
Docket: 2:23-cv-00811
Filed: May 31, 2023
Status: Settled
Outcome: Amazon agreed to a USD 25 million civil penalty and to delete children's data and voice recordings.
Amount: $25 million

History

2 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Jun 7, 2023	Order: MINUTE ORDER (text only) made at the direction of Judge Tana Lin: The Court has posted Chambers Procedures at http://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-procedures	Order	Link
May 31, 2023	Filing: Complaint filed: United States v. Amazon.com, Inc.	Filing	Link

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United States v. Amazon.com, Inc.

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