Luxembourg’s Administrative Court has overturned the record €746 million GDPR fine against Amazon, citing procedural gaps in the CNPD's original 2021 investigation. While the court confirmed the data violations, it ruled that the regulator failed to properly justify the penalty, sending the landmark case back for further review amidst a broader European crackdown on Big Tech.
On March 12, the Administrative Court of Luxembourg cancelled the decision of the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) of July 15, 2021, which imposed a fine of €746 million on Amazon for having set up an advertising targeting system without the free and prior consent of Internet users. The Court explained that it had noted the GDPR violations identified by the CNPD. However, it recognised Amazon’s argument, which said that the CNPD had not carried out 2 analyses: one on the “fault cr
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