Amazon has launched a new program to gain information about users’ purchasing activity beyond on its own website, a post from the eCommerce giant states, through monetary incentives.Named the Amazon Shopper Panel, it will pay users in exchange for the data and answering some short surveys.According to the company’s website, users can upload pictures of 10 paper receipts per month through the Amazon Shopper Panel app or by emailing them to receipts@panel.amazon.com.Participants will reportedly earn as much as $10 per month if they share data on receipts for purchases not made on Amazon. The money can go toward an Amazon balance or a charitable donation.The goal behind the program is to “help brands offer better products and make ads more relevant on Amazon,” the company writes.That data will be used anonymously, the company says.”Participation in the Amazon Shopper Panel is voluntary and panelists can stop using the app, sharing receipts,…

The Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle office to work from home, leaving much of downtown nearly void of people.John Moore | Getty ImagesAmazon will allow employees who can work from home to do so through June 2021, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. “We continue to prioritize the health of our employees and follow local government guidance,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “Employees with work that can effectively be done from home can continue to do that work from home through June 30, 2021.” News of the extended work from home policy was first reported by Bloomberg. Amazon follows in the footsteps of several tech companies that have extended their work from home policies until at least early 2021, including Apple, Facebook and Uber. Twitter has allowed employees to work from home…