The House Judiciary Committee is calling on Amazon founder and CEO to testify after a report that the online giant is exploiting third-party data to gain a competitive advantage for its own products.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon scooped up data from independent sellers on its platform and then used it to create competing products. Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee say that this contradicts testimony from Amazon’s associate general counsel, Nate Sutton, who denied that the company engaged in the practice in sworn testimony on July 16.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon scooped up data from independent sellers on its platform and then used it to create competing products. Lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee say that this contradicts testimony from Amazon’s associate general counsel, Nate Sutton, who denied that the company engaged in the practice in sworn testimony on July 16.
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“If the reporting in the...
- 5/1/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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