Amazon faces record EU fine over GDPR 'breach'

Luxembourg's data protection authority accused the online retailer of processing personal data in violation of the rules

Amazon said it will appeal the decision to fine it over breaches of data protection rules. 

Amazon faces the biggest ever EU privacy fine after its lead privacy watchdog hit it with a €746m penalty for violating the union’s tough data protection rules.

CNPD, the Luxembourg data protection authority, slapped the online retailer Amazon with the record fine, accusing it of processing personal data in violation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.