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Google Faces Record €525m Fine in France over Gmail Ads
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Google faces record €525m fine in France over Gmail ads
Google is facing a potential €525 million (£443 million) fine in France after the country’s data protection authority found that the company may have breached privacy laws through the way it displays personalised ads in Gmail. The fine, if imposed by the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), would be the largest ever levied by the French privacy regulator. The case centres on the use of tracking cookies and personalised …
Google is once again in the collimator of the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (CNIL). This time the US giant is facing a fine of 525 million euros for incorporating advertisements into Gmail without the explicit consent of users. This case, emblematic of the growing tensions between European regulators and digital platforms, raises crucial questions about the transparency of advertising practices and the protection of personal da…
Gmail ads are not just annoying: Google is now facing a record fine in France!
Gmail ads - the banners that almost look like legit emails in your inbox - are not just annoying, they could also lead to a record fine of 525 million euros if imposed on Google by the the French data protection authority CNIL. It is reported that the way the Silicon Valley tech handles cookies and personalized advertising in its email service Gmail is in violation of French data protection laws.
Under the leadership of Cnil, a fine of more than half a billion euros could be imposed against Google, because of ads embedded in Gmail that are considered illegal.
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