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Easy Steps to Delete the Data Amazon Has on You

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Interacting with large corporations that use data, collected legally and sometimes beyond, to deliver quality results for themselves in terms of better revenues is part of our daily routine. We give data of our personal likes and dislikes through apps and services, speakers and even via our choice of watching material on their streaming platforms. 

No harm in sharing information in case the company throws up results that make life easier for you. However, even if that's the case, why not try at least once to remove the data and see how Amazon then interacts with you? So, here's what you need to do and in case you still want the data to stay, so be it. These steps help you figure out how much Amazon knows and its privacy policy details how it uses the data. 

 

Amazon Prime Videos

The service tracks what you watched and then suggests similar offerings, which on most days isn't really true. However, this data is useful to retain in case you watch stuff in multiple settings on various devices. In case you want to tweak this, visit the Prime Video home page on the web and get to settings. Visit "Watch History" and delete movies around which you won't require any more recommendations. You can do the same with shows and individual episodes too. 

 

Amazon Order History

We believe this list reminds you more of the useless purchases you've made in the past, but then that's your choice. However, the order history helps you re-order or report a problem more quickly than otherwise. To check your order history, visit the website, click on "Your Orders" and use tabs to narrow your search. You can view an order, download an invoice and eventually archive it so that you don't see it again and nor does Amazon use it to recommend. 

 

Amazon Echo Speakers

Did you know Amazon hangs on to all your voice commands to improve speech recognition of Alexa? Maybe, you are not too keen to help here and want to control some of the stored data. Visit The Alexa Privacy page on the Amazon account, select "Review Voice History" and check your recordings. Click on the arrow next to the entry, choose Delete to remove the recording. You can select "Delete All" at the top of the list to get back that clean slate. 

 

Amazon Kindle e-Readers

Though not overly popular as a device in India, both the e-Reader and Fire Tablets do store a lot of data. Head to the Amazon Devices Privacy page on the web, select the device and edit the settings. In the case of the Kindle, you need to toggle off the Device Usage Data. In the case of Fire Tablet, you can change several data settings such as cover app usage, device usage and location services among others. 

 

And Finally, the Amazon Account

There's a lot of data Amazon captures when you sign up. From postal addresses to phone numbers and email addresses. All of this can be reviewed and edited multiple times. You can also change the payment options with cards or even UPI payment options or direct bank accounts. This page has all the information that Amazon gathers from you that can be available if you Request for Personal Information. Just click submit request and receive it in your email. 

However, true to form Amazon says it will take a month to get all of it to you and our experience is that it usually takes longer. Who says getting data from data-guzzlers is going to be easy? 


TAGS: Amazon, Data, Amazon Prime

 
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