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Google and Shein fined by French regulator for cookie consent violations

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The French data protection authority (CNIL) fined Google and Shein for violating cookie consent rules. Both companies set advertising cookies without obtaining explicit user consent, violating French data protection laws. Google was fined $379 million (â‚Ŧ325 million) and Shein $175 million (â‚Ŧ150 million). Google must comply within six months or face daily penalties. Google was also found to have violated user privacy by collecting data even after users opted out of Web & App Activity tracking, resulting in a $425 million fine in the U.S.

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  1. 04.09.2025 13:09 📰 1 articles

    Google and Shein fined by French regulator for cookie consent violations

    The French data protection authority fined Google $379 million and Shein $175 million for setting advertising cookies without explicit user consent. Google must comply within six months or face daily penalties. The fines follow similar actions against French telecommunications operator Orange. In the U.S., Google was fined $425 million for collecting data after users opted out of Web & App Activity tracking.

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