Honestly, yeah, you can! I used to think you had to be one of the people who first found out about the problem, but actually, they try to find everyone who might be affected. So, with this amazon class action lawsuit about privacy, if a judge says Amazon messed up and that they owe money to a bunch of people who had their data used or sold, you could get a piece of that even if you never heard about the lawsuit until now.

Usually, there’s a settlement website that asks, “Did you buy this thing?” or “Did you use this app during these years?” Then you fill out a quick form, and if the lawyers win, you get a small payout. A bunch of my friends got like ten or twenty bucks from class actions they never signed up for—just found out about it because of online ads or a random email. So, if you hear about an Amazon class action lawsuit and you qualify, definitely look into it! It’s kind of cool getting something back when a big company messes up—even if it’s just the cost of a burger.