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FTC and DOJ charge Amazon with illegally keeping children’s recordings from Alexa

By Christopher Hutton
Published May 31, 2023 8:46pm ET
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FTC and DOJ charge Amazon with illegally keeping children’s recordings from Alexa
In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, photo a child holds his Amazon Echo Dot in Kennesaw, Ga. Amazon updated its voice assistant with a feature that can make Alexa more kid-friendly. When the FreeTime feature is activated, Alexa answers certain questions differently. | (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice charged Amazon with saving recordings of children from Alexa devices, violating national federal law and the privacy rights of children.

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