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Dick Durbin: “Amazon made more money on data than they made on merchandise…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Advocates For Protecting Consumers' Privacy During Statement In Senate Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:11

Thanks Senator Hawley. I can't add much to that. It's pretty great presentation. I appreciate that very much. I read recently, I'm trying to find it again through AI that Amazon made more money on data than they made on merchandise sales. In other words, more money on their consumers personal information than they did on selling to their consumers. Hard to imagine. But after you hear this explanation from Senator Hawley, it may not be impossible. (00:11–00:15)

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Asserts that Amazon's revenue from data surpasses its revenue from merchandise sales.

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