Amazon transport arm GDPR fine imparts lesson on criminal record checks
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Neil Hodge2022-03-09T15:02:00
Amazon Road Transport was fined €2 million (U.S. $2.2 million) for trying to carry out criminal record checks on freelance truck drivers it wanted to hire without Spanish law to back up the practice.
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