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CNIL Fines Health Website for Unlawful Data Processing

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The French Data Protection Authority imposed a €280,000 fine for GDPR infringements and a €100,000 fine for violation of French cookie rules. On 11 May 2023 the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) handed down its...more

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France fines software company €60 million for data violations

In December, the French data protection agency, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), imposed a €60 million penalty against a global software development company accused of making it harder for users...more

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Virginia Finalizes CDPA Text With the Addition of Three Amendment Bills

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Connecticut Passes the Fifth US State Consumer Privacy Law - The Connecticut governor has formally signed and passed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (CPDA), making this law the fifth US state...more

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France Fines Facebook and Google For Violating the EU Cookie Law: You Need to Make it As Easy to Refuse as a Cookie, as it is to...

France recently fined Alphabet Inc’s Google $169 million and Meta Platform’s Facebook $67 million on grounds that the companies violated the EU e-Privacy directive (aka the EU “Cookie Law”) by requiring too many “clicks” for...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Record €210 Million in Fines for Breach of Cookies and Website Tracking Rules—Note e-Privacy Directive, Not Just GDPR

France’s data protection regulator (the CNIL) said this week it has fined Google and Facebook a combined €210 million for breaches of laws on cookies use and tracking of user online activity. These fines were not under the...more

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CNIL Hits Google With €150 Million Fine Over Cookie Consent Violations

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The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés, the French Data Protection Agency, has issued a 150M Euro fine against Google and a 60M Euro fine against Facebook/Meta for cookie consent violations...more

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French Data Protection Authority CNIL on a Hunt for Cookies

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France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has proved again its determination to continue its enforcement strategy by issuing some 30 new formal notices to comply with its new guidelines on cookies on December 14, 2021....more

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CNIL Publishes FAQ Clarifying Cookie Use

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The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published an FAQ on March 18, 2021 to further explain its earlier guidelines and “recommendation” on cookies and other tracking technologies, which were published on September 17,...more

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Cookies: New Awareness Campaign by the French Supervisory Authority

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The French Supervisory Authority has set 31 March 2021 as the end of the “reasonable period” to bring websites and mobile applications into compliance. Following the adoption and publication of its updated guidelines along...more

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French Data Protection Regulator Fines Google and Amazon for Non-compliance With EU Cookie Rules

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On 7 December 2020, the French supervisory authority CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, French data protection authority) imposed substantive fines on Amazon and Google for allegedly placing...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2020 | Top Story: Banner Airbnb Public Trading Debut Has Some Worrying About Tech Bubble

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Because too much of a good thing is always trouble (especially on Wall Street), market watchers are warning of a new tech bubble after Airbnb’s monster IPO on Thursday. The home-sharing app’s shares rose more than 112% to...more

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CNIL Guidelines on Cookies and Other Trackers

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The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) is the national data protection authority in France. Recently, it announced new guidance on cookies and online trackers (Guidelines). Operators of...more

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French Data Protection: French Supervisory Authority Publishes Updated Guidance on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

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Following the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’État) dated 19 June 2020 (see our alert here), the French Supervisory (CNIL) published on 01 October 2020 its updated guidelines (the Guidelines), replacing its...more

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France’s Highest Administrative Court Provides Insights on Lawful Cookie Practices

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Court’s decision struck down blanket prohibition on so-called “cookie walls” that prevent users from accessing a website or an application. France’s Highest Administrative Court (the Conseil d’Etat) issued a decision on 19...more

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French Administrative Supreme Court Endorses Data Protection Authority's Position on Cookies, Prohibits Prohibition on Cookie...

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On 4 July 2019, the French Data Protection (CNIL) published its Guidelines on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. The Guidelines further detailed the nature of the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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French Court Annuls Parts of the CNIL’s Cookie Guidelines

On June 19, 2020, the Conseil d’Etat, the highest administrative court in France, annulled in part the cookie guidelines issued by the CNIL (the French data protection authority). The court ruled that the CNIL did not have...more

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French Data Protection Authority Issues Draft Recommendations on Consent for Cookies

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The Situation: On July 4, 2019, the French data protection authority ("CNIL") published revised guidelines on the implementation of cookies or similar tracking technologies in order to take into account the new requirements...more

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French CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Cookie Consent Recommendations

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On January 14, 2020, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on its draft recommendations for the collection of consent in the context of cookies and other tracking technologies (the ‘draft...more

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GDPR Privacy FAQs: Which supervisory authorities have released guidance on compliance with European cookie laws?

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So far, the German, French and British supervisory authorities have released guidance specifically addressing cookies in 2019. The German guidance was published in April 2019...more

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GDPR vs. ePrivacy Directive: CNIL's Revised Guidelines for Use of Cookies and Other Trackers

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The Situation: The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") has been effective since May 2018 and has resulted in increased requirements for obtaining consent for the processing of personal data. However,...more

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France’s CNIL Publishes New Guidance on Cookies

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The guidance provides general requirements for obtaining valid consent and details conditions under which audience management cookies may be exempt. On 4 July 2019, one day after the UK Information Commissioner’s Office...more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert | August 2019

French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidelines on Cookie Use - CNIL, France’s data protection authority, has released new rulesfor obtaining consumer consent under the GDPR for companies using cookies and other tracking...more

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The CNIL Sharpens Requirements on Deployment of Tracking Technologies

On July 18, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) issued new guidance on the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “cookies” below). The guidance clarifies the instances in...more

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New CNIL Guidelines on Cookies and Tracking Devices

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The French Data Protection Authority (“Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés” - CNIL), the independent French administrative regulatory body whose mission is to ensure that data privacy law is respected, has...more

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‘Click Here to Accept Updated Cookie Guidance’

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Data protection authorities in the UK and France have released updated guidance for website operators that use cookies on their websites. This new guidance may mandate changes to existing cookie banners and provides further...more

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