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The Ninth Circuit upheld the denial of Amazon’s motion to compel arbitration in a case brought by minor children who claim that Amazon’s Alexa has intercepted their communications without their consent in violation of state wiretapping laws.

/ April 23, 2021
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, an Amazon Alexa display is seen at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Britain’s health agency is teaming up with Amazon’s digital voice assistant to help answer medical queries with advice from the agency’s official website. The British government said Wednesday, July 10, 2019 the service can help senior citizens, blind people and others who find it hard to access the internet. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit upheld the denial of Amazon’s motion to compel arbitration in a case brought by minor children who claim that Amazon’s Alexa has intercepted their communications without their consent in violation of state wiretapping laws.

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