France: National Commission on Informatics and Liberty investigation into Google over alleged unauthorised email advertising and cookie placement
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Sep 2025 in force
29 Sep 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
France
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
National Commission on Informatics and Liberty fined Google EUR 325 million for displaying advertisements between Gmail emails without user consent and illegally placing advertising cookies
On 1 September 2025, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) fined Google EUR 325 million for displaying advertisements between Gmail users’ emails without consent and for placing cookies during the creation of Google accounts with…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
National Commission on Informatics and Liberty opened investigation into Google’s processing of personal data for operation of Gmail
On 29 September 2022, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) opened an investigation into Google’s processing of personal data in connection with the operation of the Gmail email service. The investigation also assesses the relate…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority