Region: France
CNIL loses on cookie walls, wins on everything else
France’s top administrative court has overruled the country’s data authority regarding “cookie walls”, stating that as an agency that only offers guidelines – so-called flexible laws – the authority cannot prohibit their use.
22 June 2020
GDPR roundup: coronavirus concerns continue
Work continued apace across the continent over the past two weeks as data regulators issued fines, warnings and guidance – often focusing on coronavirus-linked data protection concerns.
22 June 2020
Google loses €50 million GDPR appeal
France’s highest court has fully backed a decision to fine Google a record-breaking €50 million under the GDPR.
19 June 2020
CNIL faces loss on cookie walls
Multiple European regulators have forbidden linking website access to the use of tracking cookies – but an adviser to France’s top administrative court has said the country’s data watchdog was wrong to ban the use of cookie walls.
16 June 2020
Google faces €50 million CNIL appeal setback
France’s highest administrative court looks set to reject Google’s appeal against its record €50 million GDPR fine.
16 June 2020
Multimillion-euro Google right to be forgotten case escalates
Sweden’s data protection authority has hit back at Google’s appeal against a €7 million fine for failure to comply with delisting requests – in a dispute which may prompt the European Court of Justice to rule on the functioning of the one-stop-shop.
12 June 2020
GDPR roundup: French yearly report, facial recognition, credit agencies and more
This latest roundup of activity by European data protection watchdogs shows that they remain busy enforcing and advising on a range of issues.
09 June 2020
GDPR roundup: fines, TikTok, Apple, covid-19 and more
European data regulators appear to be making good on their promise to continue their work, with a noticeable uptick in enforcers’ activity across the continent.
21 May 2020
GDPR roundup: enforcers press on
GDR’s latest GDPR roundup features fines and investigations from authorities that are keeping themselves busy in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. GDR has reported on a global data enforcement slowdown – but there is still plenty to watch out for.
06 May 2020
Emergency measures force Google to pay publishers for content use
A French regulator has given Google three months to negotiate an acceptable fee to pay news publishers for displaying their content in its search results, following allegations that the company implemented abusive practices after the implementation of the EU Copyright Directive.
14 April 2020