France sidesteps GDPR in fining Google, Amazon $163M combined
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Neil Hodge2020-12-11T18:35:00
Data privacy watchdog CNIL utilized the French Data Protection Act in fining Google and Amazon a combined €135 million (U.S. $163 million) for illegal cookie practices, sidestepping the “one-stop shop” provision of the GDPR.
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