[HIGHLIGHTS] Amazon appeals its conviction by the CNIL for “excessive” surveillance of its employees in France

Amazon appeals its conviction by the CNIL for “excessive” surveillance of its employees in France. Last January, the French privacy watchdog sentenced the American giant to a fine of 32 million euros.

This fine targeting Amazon France Logistique (AFL) is equivalent to nearly 3% of the company's turnover, an “almost unprecedented” level, the National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (Cnil) specified to the AFP. The CNIL, for its part, did not comment on Amazon's decision to appeal.