France: Publication of CNIL revised guidelines on consent regarding online cookies
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Publication of CNIL revised guidelines on consent regarding online cookies
The revised guidelines and recommendations on the consent requirement for online cookies are published by the French data protection authority CNIL. The new recommendations enter into force on 31 March 2021 and are based on the European Data Protection Board's standards, which were announced in May 2020. The major cookie and consent revisions concern how companies obtain and demonstrate proof of user consent, allow users to refuse cookies and withdraw consent, inform users about the purpose of cookies.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2019-07-04
under deliberation
2020-01-14
in consultation
2020-02-25
processing consultation
2020-06-19
in force
2020-10-01
adopted