How does Amazon deal with user privacy?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How can you improve your privacy if you use Amazon services?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How can you get information removed from Amazon?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How can you find out what information Amazon has about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Does Amazon tell you who they share your information with?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Does Amazon remove user information from third parties?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to your online privacy the more conscious you are the better. And while the new privacy regulations that are being put in place in different countries have forced tech companies including Amazon to improve their user data handling practices users still need to be aware of their rights and how they can control their privacy with Amazon. This is why in this article we are going to answer all of the commonly asked Amazon privacy linked questions in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazon has taken some strict measured to ensure the data they hold about their users remains private and secure. The methods used by Amazon to deal with user privacy and keep user data safe from unauthorized access are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since Amazon products and services use data generated by users it is inevitable for Amazon to process and collect user information. But the way Amazon makes sure that the information they collect stays anonymous and can’t be used to identify any specific individual is by using a machine learning technique called \u201cDifferential privacy\u201d. The way Differential privacy works is that instead of storing and memorizing information about specific individuals the algorithms used by Amazon use data generated by a large population of individuals to learn trends and patterns. This makes sure that Amazon can analyze user data but the outcome of the analysis can\u2019t be traced back to any single individual making data processing more secure and private for the users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While it is important to ensure proper data handling and processing it would not matter much if the physical data storage locations aren’t safe. Therefore Amazon employs state of the art security measure and surveillance technology to ensure that the data centers are not compromised or accessed by unauthorized individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazon makes sure that only the authorized employees within the company that need access to user data to carry out their duties have access to it. And the level of access for each employee is only limited to the amount of data they need for example a customer support representative won\u2019t be able to access data about your images and voice data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the increasing risk of malware attacks and data breaches Amazon puts up malware detection measures that scan the user data for unwanted codes or malware that might be used by hackers to gain unauthorized access to user data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can never be too careful about your data privacy and security which is why we are providing you with ways to improve your privacy levels when using an Amazon product or service. You can improve your Amazon privacy by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you create an Amazon profile a public profile for you is automatically generated and lists of your comments, reviews, wish lists, and other data can be found in your public Amazon profile. This information can be used to track you or identify you which is why it is wise to hide your public profile data and activities. You can do this by going to Amazon.com and logging into your Amazon account. Then you have to find and click on \u201cAccount and lists\u201d option and select \u201cYour account\u201d. In your account section, you will have to locate the “Ordering and shipping preferences” and right under this option you can find and click on \u201cProfile\u201d to access profile page settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here you will find the \u201cEdit privacy settings\u201d option and click on it. From this screen, you can now hide all your profile activity by selecting the checkbox that says “Hide all activity on your profile\u201d. You can also change your real name to a fake one by clicking the \u201cEdit profile\u201d option from profile page settings and deleting any information you don\u2019t want to keep public and even change your real name to a fake one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.onlineprivacyexpert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Amazon-privacy-and-how-to-improve-it-3.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
How does Amazon deal with user privacy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Differential privacy:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Physical security of data centers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Limiting access to user data:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u25cf Malware scanning:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How can you improve your privacy if you use Amazon services?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Managing your public Amazon profile:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Deleting Alexa voice recordings:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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