In a recent development, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) has been fined $35 million by France’s privacy watchdog for its intrusive employee monitoring system. What Happened: The French Data Protection Authority, or CNIL, has imposed a fine of 32 million euros (approx. $35 million) on Amazon’s French warehouse business. The fine was levied for the company’s use of an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor employee performance and activities, reported the Associated Press. The system, which allows managers at Amazon France Logistique to closely track employees, was found to violate the European …
