FTC Rejects Amazon Privacy Complaint
The Federal Trade Commission has rejected the requests of EPIC and Junkbusters Corp to investigate Amazon.com, a leading online bookseller. EPIC and Junkbusters Corp alleged that Amazon engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices in December 2000 after the company changed its privacy policy. Under the old privacy policy, Amazon promised never to sell customers� data. In the revised privacy policy, Amazon reserves the right to sell customer data in the future. The FTC found that the company did not materially violate its privacy policy.FTC Letter to EPIC and Junkbusters Corp, EPIC Web Site.
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