Power rests with those who have the most information, the most detailed information, and the most up-to-date information. Amazon’s public-policy department is an army of lobbyists swatting at and gutting any privacy legislation showing up on a state’s docket. The power Amazon has to manipulate outcomes is akin to manipulating the human genome, but on a world wide scale. Please read the 3rd article in a series by Reuters “The Amazon lobbyists who kill U.S. consumer privacy protections”. You’ll leave saddened by how they take advantage of your data to manipulate you (and local protections) to add to their bottom line.
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The Amazon lobbyists who kill U.S. consumer privacy protections (reuters.com)