Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the state of North Carolina due to the enclosed information that Amazon does not want to provide. Amazon is fighting back against North Carolina because of dispute over income tax information. North Carolina is demanding the names and addresses of every customer from Amazon’s website since 2003 in order to collect income tax from their residents. Amazon feels that they already provide enough information of their customers and doesn’t feel the need to give up any other information. Amazon believes the state is violating other additional laws such as, Freedom of Speech, First Amendment Rights, and Video Privacy Pact.
Hopefully Amazon wins this suit. I understand taxes need to be paid, although, I do disagree with privacy violation. The state of North Carolina can judge their residents on behalf of their purchases. Many people shop online to disclose what they are buying. It isn’t a negative thing. Some people just aren’t comfortable shopping in public. I though this was relevant case due to many laws being an issue, a Internet/state involvement, and also a privacy issue.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20100420/tc_pcworld/itsamazonversusthetaxmaninnorthcarolina_1
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