US says Amazon agrees to penalty for Alexa's alleged violations of children’s privacy law

Amazon's DOT Alexa device is shown in this picture illustration taken October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that Amazon.com Inc and a subsidiary agreed to a permanent injunction and to pay a $25 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve alleged violations of a children's privacy law relating to its Alexa voice assistant.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)