DAMASCUS, Ore — A man going door-to-door claiming to be checking addresses for Amazon had ... a man in his driveway claiming to work for Amazon's Verification Team. The man was wearing an ...

The ad-verification scheme is similar to demised programs from other tech giants, like Google, and gives Amazon access to members' phone data to learn about how they interact with advertisements.

The e-commerce giant unveiled the feature – age verification – for Amazon One on Monday, saying participating individuals who are at least 21-years-old can make alcohol purchases "by simply ...