A new lawsuit is accusing Amazon of secretly tracking users through their smartphones, collecting detailed location data.

Amazon collected an enormous amount of timestamped geolocation data about where consumers live, work, shop, and visit, revealing sensitive information such as religious affiliations, sexual orientations,

Harvesting of location data and other personal info without user consent, lawsuit claims Amazon and its advertising subsidiary have been sued for allegedly collecting personal and location data from third-party mobile apps without obtaining users' informed consent.

A group of consumers sued Amazon Wednesday for allegedly getting “backdoor access” to their data and tracking their location.