The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Amazon can face a class-action complaint alleging its Alexa device collects and stores children’s voiceprints without permission, MediaPost reports. The complaint, filed on behalf of several children, alleged Amazon violates privacy laws in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington state. Amazon asked the court to send the case to arbitration, arguing parents agreed to arbitrate claims before using Alexa, but the court rejected that request.
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