Amazon (AMZN) fined record $ 888 million in EU for data privacy breach

Amazon.com Inc. faces the biggest ever European Union’s privacy fine after its leading privacy watchdog fined it € 746 million ($ 888 million) for breaking strict rules of block data protection.

CNPD, the Luxembourg data protection authority, imposed the record fine on Amazon in a July 16 decision accusing the online retailer of processing personal data in violation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Amazon disclosed the results in a regulatory filing Friday, saying the decision is “without merit.”