SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Ever feel like your phone is listening to you? Like when you talk about something aloud, and suddenly your web browser serves you ads for what you were talking about? Well, a lawsuit filed Wednesday against Amazon alleges the e-commerce giant has been using consumers phones to get information about them. While the class action suit filed in a San Francisco district court doesn't exactly allege Amazon is using phones to li…

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Lawsuit accuses Amazon of secretly tracking consumers through cellphones

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Amazon was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects.

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Amazon accused of secretly tracking shoppers — and selling sensitive data collected through backdoor

Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects.According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court, Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing

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Amazon was sued this Wednesday (29) by consumers in the United States who accused the retail giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cell phones and of selling the collected data.
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A Amazon foi processada nesta quarta-feira (29) por consumidores dos Estados Unidos que acusaram a gigante do varejo de rastrear secretamente seus movimentos por meio de seus celulares e de vender os dados coletados.
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Amazon secretly tracked consumers through their cellphones, lawsuit alleges

AN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects.
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Consumers filed a complaint against Amazon, accusing them of following their journeys using a back door on their smartphones.

Des consommateurs ont déposé une plainte contre Amazon, l’accusant d’avoir suivi leurs déplacements à l’aide d’une porte dérobée sur leurs smartphones.

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Amazon accused of tracking customers with their smartphones

Amazon.com was sued on Wednesday by consumers who accused the retailing giant of secretly tracking their movements through their cellphones, and selling data it collects.According to a proposed class action in San Francisco federal court, Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' phones by providing tens of thousands of app developers with code known as Amazon Ads SDK to be embedded in their apps.This allegedly enabled Amazon to collect an…

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Lawsuit Accuses Amazon of Secretly Tracking Consumers Through Cellphones

Felix Kolotinsky denounced Jeff Bezos's company for collecting personal information through the "Speedtest by Ookla" app on his phone

Felix Kolotinsky denunció a la empresa de Jeff Bezos por recoger información personal a través de la aplicación "Speedtest by Ookla" en su teléfono

Demanda acusa a Amazon de rastrear en secreto sus consumidores a través del móvil

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Complaint accuses Amazon of secretly tracking its consumers through mobile

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Lawsuit accuses Amazon of secretly tracking consumers through cellphones

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