Amazon settles suit over retention of kids’ voice data

The U.S. Department of Justice says Amazon will pay a comparatively modest civil penalty for allegedly violating multiple laws and regulations governing how businesses protect children's privacy.

Amazon agreed last week to pay the $25 million penalty.

The company, which was named in the suit (case 2:23-cv-00811) along with a services subsidiary, said it denied any wrongdoing and settled only in the interest of closing the matter, according to trade publication Bleeping Computer.

Executives will not be able to …

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