{
  "id": 12689303,
  "title": "Amazon Knows You Have a Goldfish Named Ziggy, Even if You Don’t",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/amazon-knows-you-have-a-goldfish-named-ziggy-even-if-you-dont",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/amazon-about-you-page-shopping-preferences/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon has access to a wealth of personal data about its customers, ranging from book preferences to shoe sizes and even the contents of one's aquarium. This information, which can be useful for targeted marketing, can sometimes include inaccuracies, such as the belief that a user has flat buttocks. The Amazon \"About You\" page, accessible through the \"Hello\" icon in the app or account settings on a desktop, lists these facts. A recent post on the social media platform Threads highlighted that Amazon incorrectly labeled a user as having a goldfish named Ziggy. Upon investigation, it appears that Amazon likely obtained this information from a user's Alexa smart speaker wake word. Users can delete or update any incorrect information on their Amazon About You page to protect their privacy.",
  "summary": "Flat buttocks? Own a snail? Here’s how to find out what Amazon’s About You page knows — or thinks it knows — about you as a person.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}