An Amazon logistic site in Bretigny-sur-Orge, some 30 km south of Paris, pictured on November 22, 2023.
A French regulator announced Tuesday it had fined the manager of Amazon's large warehouses in France 32 million euros ($34.7 million) for excessive monitoring of its employees.
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) said Amazon France Logistique gave employees scanners in order to record workplace tasks such as removing items from shelves and packing.
This data was then used to calculate the "quality, productivity and periods of inactivity of each employee."
CNIL said Amazon France Logistique committed several breaches of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), specifically around data minimization and lawful processing.
Persons:
Logistique, CNIL
Organizations:
French Data Protection Authority, Amazon, Data Protection, CNBC
Locations:
Bretigny, Paris, French, France