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France: CNIL study on geolocation data generated by mobile applications

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
13 Jun 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Jun 2022
under deliberation

Announced CNIL study into geolocation data generated by mobile apps

On 13 June 2022, the French data protection authority (CNIL) announced an inquiry into geolocation data generation by mobile apps. The study aims to bring transparency to cross-app data flows and inform the public about the challenges related to geo…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority