While Chinese tech firms face scrutiny over data practices, American shopping platforms demonstrate voracious data consumption that may construct your digital twin. Amazon emerges as the most prolific collector, harvesting 25 distinct data points - including sensitive voice recordings and audio clips. US apps dominate privacy concerns: Walmart and Costco trail Amazon with 23 data types each,...

Amazon's piracy countermeasures now target modified streaming devices directly, rendering common bypass methods obsolete. The tech giant deploys system-wide restrictions preventing unauthorized applications from functioning regardless of installation source This operational blockade occurs at the device level affecting Fire TV sticks worldwide through mandatory software updates Existing and...

Craig Seymour discovered his book vanished from Amazon's search results back in February, stripped of its sales ranking without explanation. When challenged, the retailer claimed the ISBN was flagged as "adult product," effectively deleting the title from visibility. This pattern emerged with numerous legitimate literary works featuring LGBTQ+ themes. Classics like James Baldwin's "Giovanni's...

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