A Luxembourg court vacated a €746 million fine against Amazon from 2021 and sent the case back to the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) for further review. The court upheld the CNPD’s findings about Amazon’s consent shortcomings but overturned the penalty because the regulator did not properly assess intent and proportionality under changed EU case law. #Amazon #CNPD
Keypoints
- Luxembourg court vacated a €746 million fine against Amazon and referred the case back to the CNPD.
- The court did not reject the CNPD’s findings that Amazon’s consent practices for targeted ads violated GDPR rules.
- The fine was overturned because the CNPD failed to determine whether Amazon acted intentionally and did not sufficiently assess proportionality of the penalty.
- The CNPD says Amazon has corrected the violations and may reassess and potentially reissue a sanction after review.
- Amazon said it welcomes the decision, noting it updated ad-consent practices and had appealed the original ruling.
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