盘后下跌的原因跟这个可能有关
亚马逊因为违反资料保护法(GDPR)被卢森堡巴巴巴
(开罚7.46亿欧元,约为8.88亿美金)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-30/amazon-given-record-888-million-eu-fine-for-data-privacy-breach
Amazon Gets Record $888 Million EU Fine Over Data Violations
By Stephanie Bodoni
2021年7月30日 下午7:03 [GMT+8]
Updated on 2021年7月30日 下午7:43 [GMT+8]
Luxembourg watchdog wields new powers with highest data fine
Fine follows probe based on complaint by French privacy group
Amazon.com Inc. faces the biggest ever European Union privacy fine after its
lead privacy watchdog hit it with a 746 million-euro ($888 million) penalty
for violating the bloc’s tough data protection rules.
CNPD, the Luxembourg data protection authority slapped Amazon with the record
fine in a July 16 decision that accused the online retailer of processing
personal data in violation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation,
or GDPR. Amazon disclosed the findings in a regulatory filing on Friday,
saying the decision is “without merit.”
卢森堡资料保护委员会CNPD在7月16判罚, 亚马逊在周五揭露此判决, 并认为
该判决毫无根据
“There has been no data breach, and no customer data has been exposed to any
third party,” Amazon said in a statement, adding that it plans to appeal. “
These facts are undisputed. We strongly disagree with the CNPD’s ruling.”
亚马逊:资料并无外泄,准备上诉,强烈不同意判决结果
The decision concludes a probe started by a 2018 complaint from French
privacy rights group La Quadrature du Net. It cautiously welcomed the
decision.
案件是从2018年, 法国隐私权团体对亚马逊提告开始,打到这个月才判决
“It’s a first step to see a fine that’s dissuasive, but we need to remain
vigilant and see if the decision also includes an injunction to correct the
infringing behavior,” said Bastien Le Querrec, a member of La Quadrature’s
litigation team, adding the group hadn’t received the decision.
法国诉讼团队成员还没收到判决文,
认为罚款只是警告,接下来要看判决是否包含禁制令,
让亚马逊必须改正侵权行为否则停止营业
EU data protection regulators’ powers have increased significantly since the
bloc’s GDPR rules took effect in May 2018. It allows watchdogs for the first
time to levy fines of as much as 4% of a company’s annual global sales. The
biggest fine to date was a 50 million-euro penalty for Google issued by France
’s CNIL.
欧盟资料保护法GDPR于2018年5月生效,允许对一家公司开罚的金额可达到
全年销售收入的4%,之前开罚纪录是Google被法国的CNIL罚5000万欧元
CNPD didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Local laws bind
the Luxembourg authority to professional secrecy and prevent it from
commenting on individual cases, or confirming receipt of a complaint. Amazon
has its EU base in Luxembourg, which puts the local regulator in charge of
monitoring its data protection law compliance.
卢森堡法律禁止CNPD对个案发表意见,亚马逊EU总部设在卢森堡,所有对方有权监管
Amazon has drawn scrutiny in recent years for the vast trove of data it has
amassed on a range of customers and partners, including independent merchants
who sell on its retail marketplace, users of its Alexa digital assistant, and
shoppers whose browsing and purchase history inform what Amazon shows them on
its website.
The company says it collects data to improve the customer experience, and
sets guidelines governing what employees can do with it. Some lawmakers and
regulators have raised concerns that the company has used what it knows to
give itself an unfair advantage in the marketplace.
The privacy probe also adds to intense antitrust scrutiny of Amazon’s
business in Europe. Amazon is being probed by the EU over its use of data
from sellers on its platform and whether it unfairly favors its own products.
Germany has multiple probes into Amazon’s sales. The U.K. is also examining
similar issues to the EU.
亚马逊也正被欧盟进行反垄断调查,
调查目的是亚马逊是否有利用网购平台卖家的资料,不公平的让自家产品受惠,
包括德国和英国都有调查正在进行,这个资料保护调查的判决可能会让情势加剧
The European Commission last month also said it sees potential antitrust
problems with voice assistants and the data they allow Amazon and others to
collect on user behavior.
欧盟委员会上个月发言认为语音助理可能有反垄断问题,
会让亚马逊或其他厂商可以蒐集使用者行为资讯