Amazon discloses record-shattering $887M GDPR fine
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-07-30T18:20:00
Amazon disclosed it has received notice of a €746 million (U.S. $887 million) GDPR fine in Luxembourg for unlawful processing of personal data. The company intends to appeal the penalty, which would be more than 15 times the current record under the law.
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