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Amazon denies violations of EU data protection regulation

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Published: January 11th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Does Amazon not only send parcels, but also collect too much data without permission? A court is now clarifying this.

In the dispute over a fine of €746 million, the world’s largest online retailer Amazon has rejected the accusation that it violated EU data protection law. Before the Administrative Court of Luxembourg, Amazon’s lawyer described a corresponding sanction imposed by the Luxembourg data protection authority CNPD in the summer of 2021 as „erroneous for many reasons“. The authority’s lawyer, on the other hand, accused Amazon of disproportionate collection of customer data.

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