Sep 25, 2020 14:00:00

Amazon monitors email from internal groups such as minority ethnic groups and transgender

Amazon employees have revealed that the mailing lists of internal groups such as minority ethnic groups and transgender are being monitored. An Amazon spokeswoman acknowledged the monitoring and said, 'We are monitoring to improve the

Employment experience .'

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An Amazon Web Services (AWS) employee revealed that Amazon is monitoring internal email. This employee is 'explicitly monitored' for the indigenous email group '[email protected]' and the transgender email group '[email protected]' within Amazon. I was informed that it was.

In addition to '[email protected]' and '[email protected],' the monitored email groups will be required to be accountable and transparent about Amazon's technology, he said. It also includes groups, volunteer groups for the new coronavirus, and racial groups such as blacks, Arabs, Persians, Colombians, and Asians.

But on the other hand, the employee also revealed that 'not all email groups are monitored.' According to the employee, the Muslim group '[email protected]' is being monitored, but the Christian group '[email protected]' is not being monitored.

An Amazon spokeswoman said on this issue, 'We are collecting large amounts of feedback in a variety of ways, including anonymous feedback sent to open email groups,' said an internal email group. I admitted the fact that I was monitoring. As for the reason for monitoring, only specific groups are monitored, saying, 'To improve the employee experience, such as improving employee welfare and strengthening measures against new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).' Regarding the matter, he explained that 'the monitoring target is selected based on the size and activity of the group.'

It has also become clear that Amazon is monitoring contract workers' SNS to prevent strikes and protests, and it seems that they are particularly interested in 'employee monitoring' among large companies. Has been done.

It turns out that Amazon was monitoring the SNS of contract workers to check for strikes --GIGAZINE

On September 10, 2020, the former NSA Secretary, who was in charge of the US mass surveillance program 'PRISM,' was appointed as an Amazon director.

Former NSA Secretary who was in charge of the US mass surveillance program 'PRISM' is appointed as a director of Amazon --GIGAZINE

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