FTC accuses Amazon of using Signal's automatic deletion messages to erase evidence
According to has A court document seen by Engadget, THE Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using The signals disappear posts functionality has hide communications as part of It is antitrust suit against THE business. THE FTC said THE retailer continued has automatic deletion It is communications even After THE agency notified he that he was below investigation And request he has preserve them. Founder And ancient CEO Jeff Bezos And current CEO Andy Jassy are among THE accused.
"For years, Amazon high executives, including founder And ancient CEO Jeff Bezos, discussed] sensitive business imported, including antitrust, on THE Signal encrypted messaging application instead of E-mail," THE FTC wrote In THE complete document, acquired by (belonging to Bezos) THE Washington Publish. "These executives turned on The signals 'disappear message' functionality, which irrevocably destroy messages, even After Amazon was on notice that Plaintiffs were investigate It is conduct. »
THE FTC wanna A federal judge has constrain Amazon has provide documents related has It is data handling. THE government agency said THE retailer doesn't disclose It is Signal to use until March 2022, in front of A Wall Street Journal article highlighting THE secret practical.
"Although THE Content of deleted posts are impossible has to recover, THE application watch When A user turns THE disappear message functionality on, disabled, Or changes THE timer For deletions, exit breadcrumbs showing that Amazon frames' deletions were widespread," THE document bed. "From THE posts that were not deleted, he East apparent that Amazon executives used Signal has talk about linked to competition business problems. »
THE issue appears has be A more and more common business practical In Silicon Valley. Last year, THE DOJ accused Google of regularly destroy It is internal cat stories, which he was required has preserve below federal law. In addition, Before Elon Musk bought Twitter And amended It is name has X, THE business request A judge has sanction THE You're here founder For using The signals automatic deletion has retain posts sent through THE application.
In addition has Bezos And Jassy, THE Washington Publish reports that THE complete document names General Advice David Zapolski, ancient CEO of Global Consumer Jeff Wilke And ancient CEO of Global Operations Dave Clark as participant In THE practical.
According to has A court document seen by Engadget, THE Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using The signals disappear posts functionality has hide communications as part of It is antitrust suit against THE business. THE FTC said THE retailer continued has automatic deletion It is communications even After THE agency notified he that he was below investigation And request he has preserve them. Founder And ancient CEO Jeff Bezos And current CEO Andy Jassy are among THE accused.
"For years, Amazon high executives, including founder And ancient CEO Jeff Bezos, discussed] sensitive business imported, including antitrust, on THE Signal encrypted messaging application instead of E-mail," THE FTC wrote In THE complete document, acquired by (belonging to Bezos) THE Washington Publish. "These executives turned on The signals 'disappear message' functionality, which irrevocably destroy messages, even After Amazon was on notice that Plaintiffs were investigate It is conduct. »
THE FTC wanna A federal judge has constrain Amazon has provide documents related has It is data handling. THE government agency said THE retailer doesn't disclose It is Signal to use until March 2022, in front of A Wall Street Journal article highlighting THE secret practical.
"Although THE Content of deleted posts are impossible has to recover, THE application watch When A user turns THE disappear message functionality on, disabled, Or changes THE timer For deletions, exit breadcrumbs showing that Amazon frames' deletions were widespread," THE document bed. "From THE posts that were not deleted, he East apparent that Amazon executives used Signal has talk about linked to competition business problems. »
THE issue appears has be A more and more common business practical In Silicon Valley. Last year, THE DOJ accused Google of regularly destroy It is internal cat stories, which he was required has preserve below federal law. In addition, Before Elon Musk bought Twitter And amended It is name has X, THE business request A judge has sanction THE You're here founder For using The signals automatic deletion has retain posts sent through THE application.
In addition has Bezos And Jassy, THE Washington Publish reports that THE complete document names General Advice David Zapolski, ancient CEO of Global Consumer Jeff Wilke And ancient CEO of Global Operations Dave Clark as participant In THE practical.
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