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EU regulators fine Amazon £635 million – but exact reason is unknown

The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection said it was bound by ‘professional secrecy’ and could not divulge the violation

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-07-31 11:41
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European regulators have fined Amazon 746 million euros (£635 million) for data protection violations, but will not tell the world why.

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.

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

Amazon has come under scrutiny by the EU before. In November, regulators filed antitrust charges against the company, accusing Amazon of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.

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While the US initially criticised the EU for targeting American companies, it has more recently started taking a tougher line on big tech as well, suing Google last year for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising.

In May, a court annulled a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg’s government amounted to illegal state support. It was the latest setback to European Union efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance.

The CNPD told The Independent that it issued the decision on 15 July, 2021 but said that legally it was not allowed to communicate about individual cases and was “bound by professional secrecy.”

It added: “the publication of our decisions is considered as a supplementary sanction. Therefore, we cannot publish any decision before the deadline for appeals has expired.”

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