NEW YORK — Amazon was fined 746 million euros by Luxembourg
authorities over allegations the giant online retailer flouted the EU's data
protection rules, Amazon said Friday.
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The fine was issued July 16 by the Luxembourg National Commission for Data
Protection following its determination that "Amazon's processing of
personal data did not comply with the EU General Data Protection
Regulation," Amazon said in a securities filing.
"We believe the
CNPD's decision to be without merit and intend to
defend ourselves vigorously in this matter," the company added.
The SEC document offered no details, but Amazon was sued by a European
consumer group claiming personal data was collected for ad targeting without
permission.
It was the latest case of US tech firms being hit with violations of the EU
data protection law known as
GDPR.
Amazon last year was fined 35 million euros by French authorities for
failing to follow laws on browser "cookies" that track users. Google
was hit with a fine of 100 million euros for similar violations.
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