Progress

Current status
adopted
27 Mar 2025 adopted
14 Jan 2025 adopted
24 Sep 2024 adopted
08 Oct 2023 processing consultation
21 Jul 2023 in consultation

Scope

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

Timeline of events

27 Mar 2025
adopted

Data Protection Agency adopted revised recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications (Deliberation No. 2025-024)

On 27 March 2025, the French Data Protection Authority adopted the revised recommendation for professionals designing mobile applications. The recommendation applies to all actors in the mobile application ecosystem, including developers, publishers…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
14 Jan 2025
adopted

Data Protection Agency published recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications

On 14 January 2025, the Data Protection Agency (CNIL) published its recommendations to guide professionals in designing mobile applications that respect user privacy, with a focus on the role of permissions. Permissions in mobile applications allow …

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
24 Sep 2024
adopted

Data Protection Agency published draft recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications

On 24 September 2024, the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) published its recommendations to enhance privacy protection in mobile applications. The release of the recommendations follows a public consultation in 2023, and the recommendations are …

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
08 Oct 2023
processing consultation

Data Protection Agency closed consultation on draft recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications

On 8 October 2023, the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) closed a consultation on the Recommendations for mobile applications and their ecosystem. The Recommendations are aimed at five categories of mobile applications inc…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
21 Jul 2023
in consultation

Data Protection Agency opened consultation on draft recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications

On 21 July 2023, the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) opened a consultation on the draft Recommendations for mobile applications and their ecosystem until 8 October 2023. The Recommendations are aimed at five categories of mobile applications in…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority