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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
European Union has imposed a fine of $886.6 million or 746 million euro on which shopping app?
A
Flipkart
B
Amazon
C
Club Factory
D
Nykaa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amazon hit with $886 million EU data privacy fine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Luxembourg data protection regulator, the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD), has issued a decision imposing a €746 million fine on Amazon in relation to its processing of personal data and compliance with data protection laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -The European Union (EU) has imposed a record penalty of 4.3 billion euros (around $5 billion) on Alphabet Inc.’s Google (GOOGL) unit on charges that the firm ues its popular Android mobile operating system to illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search, ” the BBC reports.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Irish watchdog - Meta’s lead European data privacy regulator because its regional headquarters is in Dublin - fined the company 210 million euros for violations of EU data privacy rules involving Facebook and an additional 180 million euros for breaches involving Instagram.

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