According to a statement issued by the French data
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:41 am
France's National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties (CNIL) fined Facebook 60 million euros and Google 150 million euros on Thursday for the procedures they use to " refuse " cookies (personal information stored by websites for advertising purposes). In the case of Google, it is actually a double fine. The parent company will have to pay 90 million euros and its European subsidiary, based in Ireland, 60 million.
protection agency, "the websites facebook.com , google.fr and youtube.com do not allow users to reject cookies as easily as if they choose to accept them." In fact, a single click is enough to allow the company to use cookies , but several clicks are necessary to be able to refuse all cookies. The agency therefore considers that this practice violates the freedom of consent protected by Article 82 of the French data protection law.
The tech giants now have three months to correct this imbalance that is detrimental to users and latvia number data implement a method whereby cookies can be rejected or accepted with the same ease. Otherwise, they will have to face paying an additional 100,000 euros for each day of delay.
Following this new fine, Google has assured that it will change its policy : "We are committed to implementing new changes, as well as to working actively with the CNIL in response to its decision, in accordance with the [European] ePrivacy directive."
Previous sanctions
The fine announced yesterday is the largest fine imposed on Google in the neighbouring country to date, which was already fined another 100 million euros in December 2020 also due to cookies .
Cookies are small pieces of text that allow websites to store private information about users who visit them. One of their advantages is the ease of revisiting the sites, since the computer remembers the accesses. However, this information is personal and the user must give his or her consent for companies to use it, mainly for advertising and commercial purposes.
The European Union adopted a text in 2018 that obliges websites to respect stricter rules for collecting users' consent before placing their cookies . For two years, the CNIL has been fighting to ensure that French entities that publish high-traffic websites comply with the regulations . In July, the French daily Le Figaro was the first to be sanctioned for the sam
protection agency, "the websites facebook.com , google.fr and youtube.com do not allow users to reject cookies as easily as if they choose to accept them." In fact, a single click is enough to allow the company to use cookies , but several clicks are necessary to be able to refuse all cookies. The agency therefore considers that this practice violates the freedom of consent protected by Article 82 of the French data protection law.
The tech giants now have three months to correct this imbalance that is detrimental to users and latvia number data implement a method whereby cookies can be rejected or accepted with the same ease. Otherwise, they will have to face paying an additional 100,000 euros for each day of delay.
Following this new fine, Google has assured that it will change its policy : "We are committed to implementing new changes, as well as to working actively with the CNIL in response to its decision, in accordance with the [European] ePrivacy directive."
Previous sanctions
The fine announced yesterday is the largest fine imposed on Google in the neighbouring country to date, which was already fined another 100 million euros in December 2020 also due to cookies .
Cookies are small pieces of text that allow websites to store private information about users who visit them. One of their advantages is the ease of revisiting the sites, since the computer remembers the accesses. However, this information is personal and the user must give his or her consent for companies to use it, mainly for advertising and commercial purposes.
The European Union adopted a text in 2018 that obliges websites to respect stricter rules for collecting users' consent before placing their cookies . For two years, the CNIL has been fighting to ensure that French entities that publish high-traffic websites comply with the regulations . In July, the French daily Le Figaro was the first to be sanctioned for the sam