French anti-surveillance group extols penalty against ads targeted without consent
Amazon on Thursday revealed that it has been fined approximately $885m by a European Union privacy watchdog for failing to comply with data privacy rules. « On July 16, 2021, the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) issued a decision against Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l. claiming that Amazon’s processing of personal data did not comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, » the web goliath said in a financial filing accompanying its Q2 2021 earnings report [ PDF]. « The decision imposes a fine of €746m [$885m] and corresponding practice revisions. » Amazon said the CNPD decision has no merit and that it plans to challenge the ruling. “Maintaining the security of our customers’ information and their trust are top priorities, » Amazon said in a statement emailed to The Register. « There has been no data breach, and no customer data has been exposed to any third party. These facts are undisputed. We strongly disagree with the CNPD’s ruling, and we intend to appeal.
