Amazon Asks to Halt Daily Penalty Threat Over Data Rule Breach
- Amazon says it’s had no guidance on how to comply with order
- Retail giant is challenging record $844 million EU data fine
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The European regulator that slapped Amazon.com Inc. with a record 746 million-euro ($844 million) privacy fine told the retail giant to work out for itself how to avoid another round of penalties.
Amazon faces a daily 746,000 euro fine if it fails to meet a Jan. 15 deadline to make a number of changes to its data processes, a judge in the company’s regional hub of Luxembourg was told Friday.