France has fined Google and Facebook millions for its cookie policy .
French regulators have fined Google and Facebook more than 200 million euros ($ 226 million). Companies do not allow Internet users to easily refuse to store cookies on their devices.
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 6 , January , 2022 | International News
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In France, the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (CNIL) has imposed heavy fines of € 150 million and € 60 million on Google and Facebook, respectively, for their use of cookies, which are used, in particular, for targeted advertising.
“CNIL has found that facebook.com, google.fr and youtube.com do not allow you to refuse cookies as easily as accepting them,” CNIL said in a statement. “They offer a button to accept cookies immediately when needed. a few clicks to reject all cookies “.
Companies have three months to comply with the regulator’s requirements, otherwise “each company will have to pay a fine of 100,000 euros for each day of delay,” CNIL said.
The amount of the fine imposed on Google is a record in all categories of sanctions imposed by CNIL.
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Earlier, in December 2020, Google was fined 150 million euros in France – also for its cookie policy.
Cookies are small pieces of data that websites place on their visitors’ terminals for technical or advertising purposes. In particular, they allow you to track your users’ browsing history to be able to send them personalized ads related to their areas of interest. Cookie technology is regularly accused of violating the privacy of Internet users.
Since the entry into force of the European regulation on personal data in 2018, websites are required to comply with stricter rules to obtain the consent of Internet users before placing cookies. However. Many cookie opt-out sites still offer long menus to view, hidden options, or no option at all.
Source: Ukrgate
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