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France: Opened CNIL investigation into Google cookies policy compliance with Data Protection Act

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Opened CNIL investigation into Google cookies policy compliance with Data Protection Act

On 20 May 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) opened an investigation into Google cookies policy compliance with the French Data Protection Act. The CNIL will investigate the platforms "google. fr" and "youtube.com".

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2021-05-20
under deliberation

On 20 May 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) opened an investi…

2021-12-31
in force

On 31 December 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) issued a fin…

2023-07-13
concluded

On 13 July 2023, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) closed its inve…