Amazon hit with $887 million fine by European privacy watchdog

Amazon has been issued with a fine of 746 million euros ($887 million) by a European privacy watchdog for breaching the bloc’s data protection laws.

The fine, disclosed by Amazon on Friday in a securities filing, was issued two weeks ago by Luxembourg’s privacy regulator.

The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection said Amazon’s processing of personal data did not comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

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Source: Amazon hit with $887 million fine by European privacy watchdog

Pretty massively strange that they don’t tell us what exactly they are fining Amazon for…

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