Amazon could be fined $425 million for breaking EU privacy laws

By Nihal Krishan

Published June 10, 2021 4:31pm ET

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One of the European Union’s top privacy regulators has reportedly suggested fining Amazon more than $425 million for violating digital privacy laws, potentially the biggest such penalty yet.

Luxembourg’s data-protection agency, the National Data Protection Commission, or CNPD, has proposed penalizing Amazon’s collection of personal consumer data, which is an alleged violation of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

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