European Union regulators fine Amazon €746 million

The US tech giant said it believed the decision was without merit and that it would defend itself vigorously

It is not the first time Amazon has come under scrutiny from the EU. File Picture: Michel Spingler/AP

European regulators have fined Amazon 746 million euros (£635 million) for data protection violations.

Amazon said in a regulatory filing on Friday that the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection had issued a decision against the company earlier this month, claiming that its processing of personal data did not comply with the European Union general data protection regulation.