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Amazon loses court fight against record $812 million Luxembourg privacy fine
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Amazon lost its appeal against a 746 million euro fine by Luxembourg's CNPD for GDPR breaches. The court upheld the penalty, and Amazon may appeal further.
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amazon lost its fight against a record 746 million euro ($812.4 million) fine handed out by Luxembourg's privacy regulator four years ago as a court sided with the watchdog, according to a statement on the regulator's website.
The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) said the country's administrative court dismissed Amazon's appeal in a March 18 ruling.
The watchdog had penalised Amazon for processing personal data in breach of EU privacy rules known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Europe has taken a tough line against such violations, with its landmark law setting the benchmark for other countries.
CNPD said its decision, which also included measures for Amazon to fix the issue, will remain suspended during the appeal period.
Amazon said it was considering appealing the court ruling.
It said the CNPD's decision "imposed an unprecedented fine based on subjective interpretations of the law about which they had not previously published any interpretive guidance".
($1 = 0.9183 euros)
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
The main topic is Amazon's loss in a court appeal against a record privacy fine imposed by Luxembourg's CNPD for GDPR violations.
Amazon was fined for processing personal data in breach of EU's GDPR regulations.
Amazon is considering appealing the court's decision, arguing the fine was based on subjective interpretations of the law.
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