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by Technology Risk May 20, 2021, 12:55 pm 1.9k Views 126 Votes

#1 ‘Millions of people’s data is at risk’

'Millions of people's data is at risk' - Amazon insiders sound alarm over security
YOUR ORDER HISTORY. Your credit card information. Even your intimate health data. Amazon is amassing an empire of data as the online retailer ventures into ever more areas of our lives. But the company's efforts to protect the information it collects are inadequate, according to insiders who warn the company's security shortfalls expose users' information to potential breaches, theft and exploitation.

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