Amazon loses court fight against record $812 million Luxembourg privacy fine

Amazon loses court fight against record $812 million Luxembourg privacy fine

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Amazon lost its fight against a record 746 million euro ($812.4 million) fine handed out by Luxembourg’s privacy regulator four years ago as a court sided with the watchdog, according to a statement on the regulator’s website. The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) said the country’s administrative court dismissed Amazon’s appeal in a March 18 ruling. The watchdog had penalised Amazon f…

Last Wednesday, the Administrative Court confirmed the punishment of the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) against Amazon, which had already taken a decision against the Internet giant on 15 July 2021, due to violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Amazon had appealed against it in October 2021, and in January 2024 the hearing took place before the Administrative Court. Now the decision was taken: Amazon's appeal…

Court upholds Amazon’s €746 million fine for data violations

Amazon has lost its challenge against a €746 million ($810 million) fine imposed by Luxembourg's data security agency four years ago. The regulator's website reported that the court rejected the company's appeal and upheld one of the largest fines ever imposed. Luxembourg's National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) said an administrative court had rejected Amazon's appeal on March 18 for allegedly violating the "General Data Protection Regulati…

LUXEMBOURG: Amazon loses appeal against privacy fine - Digital Rights Monitor

A Luxembourg court has upheld an $812.4 million fine imposed on Amazon four years previously over data protection breaches. According to a statement by the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) published Wednesday, the court backed the watchdog’s decision, dismissing the e-commerce giant’s appeal. The ruling was made on March 18. Amazon had been fined in 2021 for violating the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Reg…

Luxembourg's administrative court dismissed Amazon's appeal against a record €746M fine imposed by the country's privacy regulator in 2021 for GDPR violations

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Luxembourg's administrative court dismissed Amazon's appeal against a record €746M fine imposed by the country's privacy regulator in 2021 for GDPR violations  —  Amazon (AMZN.O) lost its fight against a record 746 million euro ($812.4 million) fine handed out by Luxembourg's privacy …

The prosecutor's office indicates that Amazon's appeal was rejected by the Luxembourg Administrative Court. The company is therefore ordered to pay 746 million euros and to carry out corrective measures, under penalty of a daily penalty of 746,000 euros. Would this be the culmination of this case dating from 2021? At the time, the Commission...