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December 10, 2020 The French data authority, CNIL, has fined Google and Amazon after investigations revealed that the tech giants were placing cookies on their websites, without the consent of consumers. In two orders, the CNIL placed a €100 million ($120 million) penalty on Google LLC and Google Ireland, and a €35 million ($42 million) on Amazon Europe. Websites use cookies primarily to collect information about users and can be used for targeted advertising. Both Google and Amazon were found to be in breach of the French Data Protect Act, in terms of pushing cookies prior to the consent of their users and poor transparency in explaining the functions of various cookies. Previously, in January 2019 the CNIL fined Google $57 million for failing transparency requirements under the European Unions’ General Data Protection Regulation. ....
Monday, December 14, 2020 On December 10, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it has levied fines of €60 million on Google LLC and €40 million on Google Ireland Limited under the French cookie rules for their alleged failure to (1) obtain the consent of users of the French version of Google’s search engine (google.fr) before setting advertising cookies on their devices; (2) provide users with adequate information about the use of cookies; and (3) implement a fully effective opt-out mechanism to enable users to refuse cookies. On the same date, the CNIL announced that it has levied a fine of €35 million on Amazon Europe Core under the same rules for its alleged failure to (1) obtain the consent of users of the amazon.fr site before setting advertising cookies on their devices; and (2) provide adequate information about the use of cookies. ....
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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT French Regulator Hits Amazon And Google With Privacy Fines Law360, London (December 11, 2020, 3:38 AM GMT) A French data privacy regulator announced Thursday that it has fined Amazon Europe Core €35 million ($42.5 million) and Google €100 million ($121.4 million) on charges they violated the French Data Protection Act by placing advertising cookies on people s computers without their prior consent or knowledge. From December last year to May, the restricted committee of the Commission Nationale de l Informatique et des Libertes investigated amazon.fr and observed that when people visited its website, cookies were automatically placed on people s computers without their permission. The committee, which is in charge of imposing sanctions, also investigated Google in March on suspicion of. ....
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