Amazon hit with $888 million fine by EU privacy watchdog

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LONDON — Amazon has been issued with a $888 million fine by the European Union for breaching the bloc’s data protection laws.

The fine, disclosed by Amazon on Friday in a securities filing, was issued two weeks ago by Luxembourg’s privacy regulator.

It was accompanied by an order to revise certain undisclosed business practices.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

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