Lawsuit against Amazon provides first test of WA’s health data privacy law • Washington State Standard

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Lawsuit against Amazon provides first test of WA’s health data privacy law • Washington State Standard

(Tim Robberts/Getty Images)Amazon faces a potential class-action lawsuit on accusations the company violated a groundbreaking Washington law meant to protect the privacy of consumer health data.  It’s the first case of its kind. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleges Amazon’s advertising network, embedded in various phone applications, harvested consumer data without consent. This data, including location information, is…