Turkish DPA Fines Amazon Turkey 160,000€
The Board of Turkish Data Protection Authority has imposed a total of 1.200.000 TL (160K €) fine against Amazon Turkey for sending commercial electronic messages to users without their consent, bundling signing up to the services as a prerequisite for providing consent, transferring personal data without obtaining explicit consent of the users and for failing to provide information in accordance with Law and regarding data processing with cookies.
It’s not only a decision to fine a tech giant for the authority but also an opportunity to show his teeth to data controllers about the Authority’s perspective about electronic messaging and cookie use (first of its kind) in Turkey.
