One year later, Amazon GDPR fine details remain clouded
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Neil Hodge2022-07-29T14:25:00
It’s been one year since online retailer Amazon announced it was on the receiving end of a record €746 million (U.S. $758 million) fine under the General Data Protection Regulation, but details about the decision—as well as the actual complaint—remain sketchy.
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