Amazon fined EUR 746 million for violating EU privacy law

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Amazon fined EUR 746 million for violating EU privacy law

Amazon.com has received a fine of EUR 746 million from the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection. The regulator found that Amazon’s processing of personal data did not comply with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Amazon said it disagreed and will appeal the decision. 

Amazon disclosed the fine in its latest quarterly report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Further details were not provided, and the Luxembourg regulator has not yet published the decision, which was taken earlier in July. 

Amazon's European operations are based in Luxembourg, and under EU rules, its compliance with data protection rules lies with the Luxembourg authority. The fine may relate to a case filed against Amazon and other internet giants by the French internet rights group La Quadrature du Net in 2018. This would be a first for Amazon under the GDPR, whereas it has previously EU faced scrutiny more over its tax affairs in Luxembourg. 

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