Amazon Says Alexa Biometric Privacy Claims Should Be Dismissed

Amazon.com Inc. wants Illinois biometric privacy claims arbitrated or dismissed because of language in its terms of service, according to a pair of Dec. 9 filings in federal court in the state.

Plaintiffs Bennett Wilcosky and Michael Gunderson claim that Amazon retains their voice recordings through its Alexa device without permission and that the company lacks a data-retention policy in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Amazon’s terms of service show how the information is used and stored, the company said in a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Amazon has also ...