How to Stop Amazon From Collecting Your Data: Easy Steps

                                  How to Stop Amazon From Collecting Your Data: Easy Steps

Amazon has their own profile that consists of your bio, social link, shopping lists, etc. Just go with these steps to know how you can control what’s visible to others on your Amazon profile. 

STEPS TO AMAZON FROM COLLECTING YOUR DATA:-

• Just Go with the Amazon.in, and move to your Account. 

• Switch to OrderingShipping Preferences, and tap on profile. 

• Once you are done with the profile page, tap on edit your public profile. 

• All your personal information like bio, occupation, social links remains public on Amazon. Just remove this personal information from the page for privacy. 

• Tap on Edit Privacy Settings>Tap on Hide all activity on your public profile>then click on Save. 

• Tap Back to the public profile. Users can also tap on to see what others see to check how your public profile looks like when someone visits it. 

MAKE YOUR AMAZON WISHLIST PRIVATE

Just make sure to private your account so that no one can check your information, and details. 

• Repeat the above steps, and switch to your Amazon profile. 

• Go with the Shopping List, and Wish List.

• Tap on More, and click on Manage List.

• Switch to Privacy. 

• Tap on Save Changes, and you’re done with the steps. 

HIDE YOUR AMAZON BROWSING HISTORY

The browsing history enables Amazon to target ads. Just follow the below steps- 

• Go with Amazon.in>hover the cursor over Accounts, and Lists>Tap on Your Recommendations. 

• Click on your browsing History. 

• Tap on Manage History>Remove all items from view, and you also disable Turn Browsing History. 

• Just turn off the personalized ads. Move to your Account. Under the email alerts, messages, and ads, tap on Advertising preferences. 

• Do not Personalize Ads from Amazon for this Internet Browser. 

DELETE YOUR ALEXA VOICE RECORDINGS

Just follow the steps to make sure that Alexa is not recording your user data.

• Switch to Amazon Alexa app available on both Google Play, and App Store. 

• Log in to your Amazon Account that’s synced with your Echo device. 

• Click on More, and Switch to Settings.

• Choose Alexa Privacy, and click on Manage Your Alexa Data.. 

• Scroll down, and disable use of voice recordings, and use messages to improve transcriptions under helps improve Alexa.

• To delete existing voice recordings, go back, and click on Review Voice History.

• Now set the date range to all history, and click on Delete All Recordings for All History.

• Enable deletion by voice that lets you delete each, and every recording giving a simple voice command. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS-

• What data does Amazon collect?

• Amazon collects data on consumers through its Alexa voice assistant, its e-commerce marketplace. Kindle e-readers, Audible audiobooks, its video, and music platforms, home security cameras, and fitness trackers. 

• How does Amazon protect your data?

• We work to protect the security of your personal information during transmission by using encryption protocols and software. We follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) when handling credit card data.

• How to change my privacy settings on Amazon?

• STEPS

• Go to your Profile.

• Select Edit your profile.

• Select edit privacy settings to make your changes.

• Select Save.

• How to view, and delete Amazon Prime watch history?

• STEPS

• Go to “Prime Video”. 

• Go to your prime video settings.

• Go to your “Watch History”.

• Click the hyperlink to “Delete from Watch History”.

• Click “Edit”.

• Click the “X” button.

• Click the “Hide this” button. 

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