Google fined €50m in scathing ruling by French privacy watchdog

January 22, 2019 5:20

French data watchdog CNIL has fined Google €50m and slammed the online giant’s privacy policies in a ruling on the company’s GDPR compliance.

In a ruling handed down on Monday, the regulator found the company’s data policies lacked transparency and that users’ consent for ad personalisation had not been validly obtained.

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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