France’s privacy watchdog fined Amazon.com’s local warehouse management business, saying the company had put in place an “excessively intrusive" system to keep track of staff performance. The country’s data-protection regulator, the CNIL, said Tuesday that it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros ($34.8 million), alleging the business was collecting employee data from scanners used to process packages to gauge their productivity and downtime. Amazon said it strongly disagrees with the CNIL and that it reserves the right to appeal, calling the conclusions “factually incorrect." The CNIL said it made the decision after conducting inspections following press reports about certain practices at Amazon’s warehouses. From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away!

Source: Wall Street Journal January 23, 2024 13:52 UTC