The materials accessed included training documents, internal passwords, staff payment information and financial audits, were made widely accessible.
This was in response to concern that on Android, the app, which alerts users of possible exposure to a person with COVID19, might allow data to be picked up by other apps.
The U.S. federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused Amazon’s request for arbitration and allowed the case to proceed. The 2019 suit alleges that the company captured and stored the voiceprints in violation of privacy laws in eight states. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim Alexa illegally records kids without parental consent and are seeking monetary compensation for the as well as an injunction that requires Amazon to get consent before it records minors’ interactions with Alexa.
CDP and marketing cloud vendor Zeta Global announced an agreement to purchase LiveIntent, which helps companies do email-based advertising. The deal will let Zeta expand its identity graph, enter the publisher monetization business, and accelerate its mobile and retail media products. Zeta will pay $77.5 million in cash and $172.5 million in common stock, with potential for additional payments based on performance.