Amazon faces class action for covert geolocation tracking through third-party mobile apps

The lawsuit filed in US District Court this week by Felix Kolotinsky of San Mateo, California, claims Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' devices by distributing the Amazon Ads SDK to thousands of mobile app developers, who then embedded it in their applications. The software allegedly allowed Amazon to harvest...Read Entire Article

Feb 2, 2025 - 08:00
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Amazon faces class action for covert geolocation tracking through third-party mobile apps

The lawsuit filed in US District Court this week by Felix Kolotinsky of San Mateo, California, claims Amazon obtained "backdoor access" to consumers' devices by distributing the Amazon Ads SDK to thousands of mobile app developers, who then embedded it in their applications. The software allegedly allowed Amazon to harvest...

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