France’s CNIL fines Google, Facebook $237M combined over cookies consent
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Neil Hodge2022-01-06T20:06:00
French data privacy watchdog CNIL again sidestepped the GDPR in fining Google and Facebook a combined €210 million (U.S. $237 million) for making it too difficult for users to refuse cookies when accessing their websites.
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