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technologytechnology · 2022

Google LLC

CNIL fined Google €150 million for making it more difficult for users to refuse cookies than to accept them. The cookie consent mechanism on google.fr and youtube.com did not provide a simple means to refuse all cookies, violating French data protection law.

Fine Imposed€150M
Authority

CNIL

Regulation

Key Takeaways
  • Cookie consent UI must provide equally simple accept and refuse paths.