The Luxembourg Data Protection Commission has fined Amazon € 764 million, according to information contained in a statement made by the technology for Securities Commission United States (SEC). This is a record value in terms of data protection.
In this statement, Amazon indicates that on July 16, 2021, it was fined by the Luxembourg National Data Protection Commission (CNPD), “which ruled against Amazon Europe Core, stating that Amazon’s processing of personal data was inadequate. General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union ”, RGPD.
“The decision imposes a fine of 746 million euros and corresponding changes in practice,” you can read. The tech company says it believes “CNPD’s solution [do Luxemburgo] has no merit “, demonstrating” the intention to vigorously defend himself in this matter. ” Amazon, which has been scrutinized by European regulators, is not the first major technology company to be fined in Europe for violating Russian Federation law. In 2019, the French data protection regulator fined Google € 50 million for opacity and lack of valid consent to personalize ads.
