OldShooter
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With the debate on Amazon's accumulating data on customers, including evesdropping via Alexa, I decided to get a look at what they had on me.
The instructions I found were:
My opinion of Amazon dropped like a rock when I saw this.
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The instructions I found were:
Go to Request My Data.
Select the data you want to receive.
Click Submit Request when you're done.
Click the validation link in your confirmation email.
So I did the dance and it went smoothly. After I replied to the validation link this is what I got (emphasis mine):Select the data you want to receive.
Click Submit Request when you're done.
Click the validation link in your confirmation email.
We’ve received and are processing your request to access your personal data.
We will provide your information to you as soon as we can. Usually, this should not take more than a month. In exceptional cases, for example if a request is more complex or if we are processing a high volume of requests, it might take longer, but if so we will notify you that there will be a delay.
A month! I can get one-day shipping when they want my money but when I want something they are trying to hide, I get slow-rolled.We will provide your information to you as soon as we can. Usually, this should not take more than a month. In exceptional cases, for example if a request is more complex or if we are processing a high volume of requests, it might take longer, but if so we will notify you that there will be a delay.
My opinion of Amazon dropped like a rock when I saw this.
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