Judge Rules for Amazon in Lawsuit Over Alleged Disclosure of User Information

Amazon won its bid to have a lawsuit dismissed, with a judge finding plaintiffs did not provide evidence the company disclosed their information. Several Amazon users sued in 2023, alleging personally identifiable data was disclosed by Amazon Services to its parent company and to third parties, in violation of federal and Washington law. U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled on Sept. 3 that the plaintiffs did not show the company actually disclosed the data. “With respect to Amazon Services’s alleged disclosures to other Amazon affiliates, Amazon is correct that Plaintiffs allege, at most, the mere possibility that information could be disclosed to those affiliates, rather than that Amazon Services had in fact made such disclosures,” Robert said in the 11-page decision....