France: Issued CNIL ruling in investigation into Google imposing a EUR 150 million fine for cookie practices
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Issued CNIL ruling in investigation into Google imposing a EUR 150 million fine for cookie practices
On 31 December 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) issued a fine of EUR 150 million EUR against Google for failure to comply with French Data Protection Act. The CNIL stated that on the websites "google.fr" and "y…
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
2021-12-31
in force