The French State Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) fined Google with 150 million euros, and Facebook with 60 million euros, for violating the rules in the use of cookies when collecting user data.
As reported by the BFM TV channel, the penalty concerns the use of cookies to collect user data primarily for the purposes of targeted advertising.
The French regulator found that the sites facebook.com, google.fr and youtube.com do not facilitate opting out of cookies to the same extent that they offer consent to them, reports SEEbiz.
According to the TV channel, the fine of 150 million euros is a record for the CNIL.
The previous maximum fine was imposed by the regulator in December 2020 and was 100 million euros. It was also cut off from Google and related to the use of cookies.
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