Here's How Amazon TRACKS YOU (and how to stop it)

[@AllThingsSecured]

How much does Amazon's data tracking even bother you? Obviously it provides a benefit for consumers, but has it gone too far? Leave a comment with your thoughts, and make sure you subscribe to see the upcoming videos on Google and Facebook! ▶ SUBSCRIBE! kzbin.info

[@SECYBERSAFE]

Your intros are the best when it comes to Cyber security and Online safety

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks 🙏 😊

[@rushankshah9185]

Please make a video on Microsoft tracking too. I think people (including me) don’t have much idea how they track us and use our data! And amazing content as usual. Kudos💯💯

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the kind words and the content suggestion!

[@TheDennisgrass]

@@AllThingsSecured Microsoft used to have, what many thought, were built in backdoors. Something the government wanted. Microsoft probably removed it, as they lost a $10 Billion military government contract, and Amazon picked up a $10 Billion NSA government contract.

[@mrali6804]

You are amazing for cyber security

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you, Aslam.

[@SECYBERSAFE]

👍

[@Themacabreu1]

Thanks for your videos. They are very interesting and helpful.

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’m glad to hear it, Marco!

[@deutschehassan7296]

Amazing as usual. Greetings from Saudi Arabia

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thank you! Does Amazon have any kind of presence in Saudi Arabia?

[@msdawn5720]

I don’t understand how they are allowed to get OUR personal information for FREE. Shouldn’t we have a say and be compensated for this valuable information? Legislation please?

[@joshy9124]

I think its similar to what google does you get a free account with google with email and even cloud storage but in trade you give them your data and with amazon i think its the same now how to reconcile prime users that pay i dont really know but i think nothing is free if it is something else is paying for it in this case your data, i think its the same way with social media accounts it would be nice to see the government crack down a bit more on this though

[@aaronboggs5799]

Appreciate the tip about Amazon Sidewalk. Had no idea about that.

[@kevinbryanbautista5280]

Hi! your content has been really helpful, can you make a video about the most secured Cloud Storage services?

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@SeeCSeesCC]

Gosh, I contemplating amazon now. Thankyou for your channel

[@AllThingsSecured]

My pleasure.

[@SECYBERSAFE]

You shop: Amazon tracks you You browse: Google tracks you Facebook, all platforms online tracks are you

[@AllThingsSecured]

Very, very true. And sad!

[@dr4398]

Very useful info. The mic also improved your sound quality.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Glad to hear it. Thanks.

[@Deexeh]

Amazon: "We don't sell your Data, pinkey swear we don't."

[@AllThingsSecured]

😂 😆

[@adeshsaxena5203]

Nice information

[@tonymorgan9705]

In order to get to these sights, what are we using? Cell phones and or Computers

[@AllThingsSecured]

I can see multiple directions you could be going with this. What are you saying?

[@tonymorgan9705]

@@AllThingsSecured you/we are being tracked on either device from my comment above before we click to go to Amazon or Facebook, etc, etc.

[@chrisstarks5993]

The permission option does not show up on my iPad. Wonder if they have recently removed it. Never use on my phone. Thanks for your great videos!

[@AllThingsSecured]

A lot of these options only appear on desktop, at least in my experience.

[@MagalhaesOtacilio]

I also don't accept cookies from nobody. I don't read or buy or even consulta someone that want me to accept cookies.

[@icloudcutie]

once you delete your account, does it automatically remove store data or do you have to request for them to delete?

[@mr.neilthompson]

I have 2 accounts one i never use. Thats the one most devices are logged into.

[@MagalhaesOtacilio]

You're right, I deleted Amazon and don't buy from them, for this reason.

[@50kArchipelagos]

You can pay your balance down to maybe 5% on the prime card and stop using them, while maintaining your maybe 8,000.00 credit limit to help keep your utilization rate low across your entire credit portfolio. That's the ticket for the serious.

[@sac856]

Very well presented.. wELL DONE.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks, Sam!

[@laikatravels]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing the info. Personally I really like Amazon. Where else can you get the most obscure items delivered to your door generally the next day. I know internet shopping has decimated the high street and a lot of local businesses so I do try to shop locally if possible but the service I get from Amazon has always been great. I’ve stopped using Google Chrome and I’d switch from Amazon if there was a better alternative. Thanks again for putting out this information at least we can make an informed choice when we understand what is actually happening in the background. I have two Echo devices as well!

[@AllThingsSecured]

This is a perfect response, Laika, thank you! The point here isn’t “Amazon is evil”, it’s simply to understand what is happening so you can make an informed decision about how you use the internet, shop for things, and protect your data.

[@ferdytacomaboy3628]

I am no longer allowed to give a product review on Amazon. I bad.

[@ALROD]

Unfortunately we’ve come to the point we’d have to live under a rock if we didn’t want to be tracked in any way

[@AllThingsSecured]

That’s so true.

[@BobRooney290]

how can they use my data if they are never installed on my phone and i never purchase from them on my pc?

[@55delicious]

Josh: I thought you should know. Amazon won’t do that unless you send them documentation including your Death Certificate.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Won’t do what?

[@55delicious]

@@AllThingsSecured they won't let you close your Amazon account without documentation

[@joshy9124]

With companies that say we dont sell your info i take that with a grain of salt. I think you talked about privacy policies before Josh and its funny how they tend to word things becuase though they say they dont but later in most privacy policies of retailers like Amazon always have this thing that says “ we may share your info with third parties or affiliates “ and its those third parties that are the real trouble makers because Amazon is not lying they are not selling our info directly but those third parties well….

[@annb8296]

I'm not sure if you have time to answer my question. I cannot find the answer anywhere! I don't feel comfortable accessing amazon via the app so I go there via my mobile browser directly to the site. I am trying to remove the recommendations they put on my homepage based on my purchases but nothing I have searched online is working. I went to the browsing history option and managed to find how to turn it off on Amazon. ButvI don't think that has anything to do with them sending me recommendations as that is linked to all of the items I purchased as everything is listed on the recommendations list. I searched again and it said to go to recommendations list and that brings me to a page of all items I have already purchased. Then you are supposed to click on one item and an option appears to click on to remove one recommended item from my list at a time but not an option to remove them all at once. I am so confused. Do you know how to stop Amazon from putting recommendations on my homepage? Thanks

[@hermanwilhelm6871]

Is the US government their biggest purchaser of all that data, or do they give it to them free.?

[@hermanwilhelm6871]

Forgot about the cloud, where all this data is stored, and almost anyone has free access.?

[@nerosmith2578]

What about amazon's ebooks? How private can you get if you don't have an account?

[@AllThingsSecured]

If you use a Kindle, there's no way to opt out of tracking what books you read, how much you read it and all the metadata associated with your reading habits.

[@siddharthchordiya]

7:17 I use Edge in this case and it has third party cookie blocking But is this safe as it is built on chromium

[@AllThingsSecured]

I’m liking the new Edge, and although there are some concerns with Chromium, it provides a better user experience.

[@person-fy8kd]

Deleting your Amazon account isn’t That bard mine deactivated because i messed up typing in my credit card. Doing it for google is another story

[@AllThingsSecured]

Sorry yours got deactivated!

[@NoEgg4u]

Shop using Qubes OS.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ive never heard of that one. What makes it so good?

[@NoEgg4u]

​@@AllThingsSecured When used properly, Qubes will compartmentalize your all of your computer activities, with security being its top priority. It allows you to run your computer, as if it is any number if independent computers, keeping "this" activity from knowing anything about "that" activity (assuming you want those two activities to not see each other). You are limited only by the amount of CPU and memory in your computer, as to how many independent activities you can launch. The OS color-codes the windows, to help you keep track of what is what. It uses virtualization, and locks down the host's OS to keep iron-clad control over all virtual machines. It is not a VirtualBox type environment, although both use virtualization. My description is not giving the OS justice. It is an amazing feat of technical engineering. This video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOxZnWwaNtgq6M ...will give you a very good view into how amazing Qubes is. Be forewarned: I suspect that after watching the above video, you will want to run Qubes. To speed things along, I recommend that you watch the video at 1.5x normal speed (even 1.75 works well), via youtube's "Playback speed" under the "Settings" icon in the lower right-hand side of the video's playback. Enjoy!

[@aaronboggs5799]

Edward Snowden publicly endorsed Qubes back in 2016, so that certainly says something about it. I don't use it personally, but do use the Multi Account Containers extension in Firefox, which sandboxes my browser data based on how I configure it - e.g., separate containers for work, personal, shopping, social media, banking, etc. I find it a nice compromise, and honestly pretty seamless once configured.

[@siddharthchordiya]

5:18 Just had a look when you said I was not aware that Amazon took so many permissions and is in a race to take control over our mobile device Thankfully, I didn't have any of the permission allowed The two that were allowed are : 1. Style Snap : which uses our photos to help us find our outfit inspiration Look how caring Amazon is 🤣🤣🤣🤣 2. WhatsApp Image Share : This one is horrifying it states that we store the item or product images that you share with Whatsapp I immediately turned all of them off

[@AllThingsSecured]

Re: Style Snap…I know, right? 😂 😆

[@Manrija17]

Who told you that they will delate the data if your account is deleted? :/

[@AllThingsSecured]

They say so, and I choose to believe them unless they give me a reason to think otherwise.

[@Manrija17]

@@AllThingsSecured Ok put it this way. You know that facebook let you recover your account after you "delate it", plus why would a company that focus so much on gathering your data want to delate it in the first place. They can still use that data on other things they own, or will own in the future.

[@ooopppiiiuuummm]

i didn’t realize how much of our privacy we lose every day. you’re videos are so interesting and i’m gonna start using these tips. subbed and notifications on!

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks so much, Angel!

[@kcgunesq]

Please explain how turning off sidewalk promotes *my* privacy?

[@AllThingsSecured]

You're not opening your network to outsiders to use.

[@kcgunesq]

@@AllThingsSecured Ok. But what information about ME does sidewalk allow someone to learn? If I turn it off, what aspects about me will be more private than if I turn it on?

[@ecwnikos]

simple factory reset all devices and put it back in the box. done

[@Koch8]

2021 the worlds gone mad.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ain’t that the truth.

[@comicsansgreenkirby]

Wooo, firefox containers takes the win again >v

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

Amazon just feels like a dirty old pervert that won't go away. It should be jailed and our info given back. Then I'd kick it in the balls. & that Alexa stalker, Rip her ears off.

[@matthewdurbin8638]

Why should I be worried about Amazon tracking my data

[@AllThingsSecured]

Good question that I answered in a comment above and will answer more in a later video.

[@CariagaXIII]

i think you should cover that cryptocurrencies are not all decentralize

[@AllThingsSecured]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@aaronletchford]

Im not worried about amazon, I'm worried about Google

[@sinistercr0347]

The moment we aware of this, bezos steps down as ceo

[@AllThingsSecured]

Ha! He’s made his billions. He’ll be ok.

[@TheThinker1990]

Guess people these days are never safe

[@AllThingsSecured]

It’s certainly difficult to be anonymous, Anonymous. 😆

[@Sky4Jus]

Lets be real. Everyone knows that their being tracked, but no one gives a shit about that.

[@daminikhemai1]

Hahaha i got an amazon af after this

[@Unavailablepost]

Just like apple lol

[@AllThingsSecured]

How so?

[@Unavailablepost]

@@AllThingsSecured well it’s pretty much the same like Apple Music would recommend the same stuff u listen to as prime music would recommend or like their Apple TV shows but really there’s nothing to hide unless your search history looks a little weird to them lol

[@Unavailablepost]

@@AllThingsSecured oh btw always watching your stuff! It’s great I’ve recommended a lot of videos on your channel to my buddys

[@Je.Suis.Flaneur]

I wish you put your microphone closer to your mouth.

[@AllThingsSecured]

Thanks for the feedback, Mark.