Amazon personal information sold by an employee

This employee has since been fired while Amazon has filed a lawsuit in addition to notifying those affected.

Personal data on the web is very sensitive. So much so that many steps are being taken by tech giants and governments to protect the privacy of individuals to the full. And while Facebook is plunged into a huge scandal after the Cambridge Analytica case - 50 million tokens have been stolen - it's Amazon's turn to get it. The number one selling online, much criticized for its monopoly, saw one of its employees resell the personal information of users of the site.

An employee with bad intentions

The Financial Times is the source of this information that may tarnish the reputation of Amazon, already tarnished by the conditions of factory employees and the monopoly of the giant struggling self-employed. Information confirmed by the online sales giant who explained that the person involved in the resale of private information will be prosecuted.

The person responsible for the accident has been dismissed and we will be on the side of justice in the judgment against him.

To fight against potential future cases, Amazon could restrict access for some employees. Buyers whose information was stolen were notified by the giant. Still, this story proves, once again, that personal data are never totally protected on the web. Even a big structure - like Amazon but also Facebook - can not guarantee 100% protection. Hence the importance of not saying too much about his private life and to choose a good password!