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Amazon flags 'opaque brokers' benefiting from data access under EU gatekeeper law

By Anna Ferrari ( April 23, 2026, 14:44 GMT | Insight) -- Amazon warns that “opaque brokers” are gaining access to user data under EU market rules for big tech, pointing to a “fundamental” conflict with EU data protection obligations. It said most requests come from non-EU actors not subject to the bloc’s privacy standards, leaving it unable to comply with both regimes. Scrutiny of the tech gatekeeper rules is intensifying as EU institutions prepare to assess its enforcement.Data landing in the hands of "opaque data brokers" through access under EU gatekeeper rules is a big challenge for Amazon, an executive from the e-commerce company said on Thursday at a conference.*...

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