Italy: Issued EUR 10 million fine to Google for misuse of data for commercial purposes

On 16 November 2021, the Italian competition and markets authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato-CMA) imposed a fine of EUR 10 million on Google for violating the Italian Consumer Code and data protection regulations. In particular, the CMA found that Google has not provided users with precise and complete information concerning the collection and use of their personal data for commercial purposes. It also found that Google had incurred an aggressive commercial practice regarding the "pre-setting consumer consent" system to transfer their data to Google for commercial purposes.