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France: CNIL investigation into alleged misleading cookie consent banners

Progress

Current status
in force
12 Dec 2024 in force

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

12 Dec 2024
in force

Issued ruling in CNIL investigation into alleged misleading cookie consent banners

On 12 December 2024, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) ruled in its investigation into complaints about misleading cookie consent banners. The CNIL found that several website publishers were not complying with the Data Protection Act (Arti…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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