Amazon hit with $886m fine for alleged data law breach
Posted on AllSides July 30th, 2021
From The Center
Amazon has been hit with an $886.6m (£636m) fine for allegedly breaking European Union data protection laws.
The fine was issued by Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection, which claimed the tech giant's processing of personal data did not comply with EU law.
Amazon said it believed the fine to be "without merit", adding that it would defend itself "vigorously".
A spokeswoman told the BBC there had been "no data breach".
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules requires companies to seek people's consent before using their personal data...
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