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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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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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We re sure these websites will find some way to rebound from this incredible punishment
Katyanna Quach Fri 11 Dec 2020 // 07:06 UTC Share
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Google and Amazon have been slapped with €100m and €35m fines respectively after France’s data privacy watchdog declared both companies had placed advertising cookies on people’s computers without their consent.
The National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) announced on Thursday that both internet goliaths had secretly slipped cookies on users computers whenever they accessed the Amazon’s e-commerce bazaar and Google’s search engine in France. Under the French Data Protection Act, companies must obtain explicit consent to deploy cookies that enable targeted adverts personalised for individual netizens.