Data Privacy,
Class Action,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 30, 2025
Class action accuses Amazon of unlawful data collection
A new class action accuses Amazon of secretly tracking and selling California residents' sensitive location data through its advertising software. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claims that Amazon's software development kit (SDK) operates as a "backdoor" to siphon user data without consent, violating state privacy laws.
A plaintiffs' firm filed a putative class action against Amazon.com Inc. and its subsidiary, Amazon Advertising LLC, on Wednesday, accusing them of "surreptitiously tracking and selling California residents' sensitive movements and locations."
The case was filed by plaintiffs' firm Edelson PC in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the company of violating two state laws designed to protect personal privacy.
Jared T. Lucky, a San Francisco assoc...
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