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Amazon fined 35 million euros for unlawful cookie policy

On 7 December 2020, the French National Commission for Informatics and Freedoms (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés - CNIL) sanctioned Amazon with a fine of 35 million euros. Specifically, Amazon was charged for two violations of…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2020-12-07
in force

On 7 December 2020, the French National Commission for Informatics and Freedoms (Commission Nationa…

2022-06-27
in force

On 27 June 2022, the French Council of State issued a ruling upholding the fine imposed on Amazon b…