France: CNIL issues fine against Facebook for cookie practices
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CNIL issues fine against Facebook for cookie practices
On 30 December 2021, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) issued a fine of EUR 60 million against Facebook for failure to comply with cookie requirements. The CNIL had previously sent out compliance orders to companies i…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-12-14
under deliberation
2021-12-30
in force