Germany: Hamburg data protection investigation into Google regarding cookie-settings
Progress
Current status
adopted
05 Apr 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
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
subnational
Timeline of events
Hamburg Data Protection Authority notifies Google of illegal cookie banners
On 5 April 2022, the data protection authority of Hamburg informed Google that the current cookie notification banners on Google sites and Youtube do not comply with data protection requirements. The main issue identified by the regulator is that th…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority