You already know how this story ends: Amazon gets U.S. Patent No. 8,676,045 on taking a photograph of an object in front of a white background. The headline “Amazon Patents White-Background ...

"Amazon's decision to fire them had nothing to do with their ability to perform the job, but was based solely on an overly strict background check policy," said Oren Sellstrom of Lawyers for Civil ...

A photography site called DIY Photography wrote this week that the Amazon corporation applied for—and received—a patent for the process of taking a picture of an object against a white background.

Clips made by Amazon’s free Video Generator can now show products in use. ...

An Amazon spokesman declined to comment specifically on the discrimination complaints, but said that the company’s background check protects customer safety and does not consider “race, gender ...

The investigation focused on Amazon’s compliance with Washington state’s Fair Chance Act, which prevents companies from mentioning criminal background checks in job advertisements and ...