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France: Data Protection Agency published recommendations for professionals designing mobile applications

Policy overview

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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 …

Scope

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

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2023-07-21
in consultation

On 21 July 2023, the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) opened a consultation on the draft Recomm…

2023-10-08
processing consultation

On 8 October 2023, the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) closed a consul…

2024-09-24
adopted

On 24 September 2024, the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) published its recommendations to enh…

2025-01-14
adopted

On 14 January 2025, the Data Protection Agency (CNIL) published its recommendations to guide profes…

2025-03-27
adopted

On 27 March 2025, the French Data Protection Authority adopted the revised recommendation for profe…