Tag: Amazon
Amazon v the union: The vote the online giant fears
Amazon workers in Alabama have voted in a historic poll to decide whether they want to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. If they say yes, it will become Amazon’s first US union. Amazon argues its wages and benefits are industry-beating and has gone into battle to persuade workers to vote no. Most agree the outcome could have major implications for US labour laws.
Miljoenenboete in Frankrijk voor Amazon en Google
De Amerikaanse techbedrijven Google en Amazon zijn op de vingers getikt door de Franse privacywaakhond CNIL vanwege het overtreden van de regels voor cookiegebruik bij advertenties.
Amazon’s helping police build a surveillance network with Ring doorbells
Its popular Ring smart doorbells mean more cameras on more doorsteps, where surveillance footage used to be rare.
Google and Amazon Are at the Center of a Storm Brewing Over Big Tech
Google and Amazon have thrived as American regulators largely kept their distance. That may be changing. Politicians on the right and left are decrying the tech companies’ enormous power. President Trump and other Republicans have …
Klacht tegen kinderspeaker Amazon om dataverzameling
De kinderversie van de slimme Amazon-speaker Echo zou data over kinderen verzamelen zonder toestemming van hun ouders.
Big Tech en de nieuwe trustbusters: game on!
De politieke tegenvoeters Steve Bannon en Elizatbeth Warren zijn tegenpolen maar hebben één ding gemeen. Ze vinden dat grote tech bedrijven als Google, Facebook, Apple en Amazon moeten worden opgebroken.