Amazon Is Using Independent Seller Data To Develop Competing Products, Says Report
April 23, 2020
Contradicting what Amazon told Congress as well as its publicly stated policies, a report from the Wall Street Journal found that Amazon employees “have used data about independent sellers on the company’s platform to develop competing products.” WSJ was able to come to this conclusion by reviewing documents and conducting interviews with more than 20 former employees of Amazon’s private-label business.