Amazon, Oracle Pressed by Democrats on Post-Roe Location Privacy

July 21, 2022, 4:27 PM UTC

Amazon Web Services Inc. and Oracle Corp. are among companies facing questions from House Democrats over their handling of mobile phone location data following the Supreme Court decision overturning a federal right to abortion.

“Data collected and sold by your company could be used by law enforcement and prosecutors in states with aggressive abortion restrictions,” Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and five other lawmakers said in letters sent Wednesday to executives at Amazon Web Services and Oracle, along with data brokers Near Intelligence Holdings Inc. and Mobilewalla.

The lawmakers are asking whether the companies will restrict the sale and disclosure of ...

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