On May 16, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced its action plan on artificial intelligence.
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CNIL issues €125,000 Fine Against E-Scooter Rental Company
On March 28, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced a €125,000 fine on the e-scooter rental company Cityscoot for breaching EU and French data protection rules, in particular in the context of geolocation and use of Google reCAPTCHA. …
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CNIL Fines Apple 8 Million Euros Over Personalized Ads
On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the French rules on targeted advertising and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies.
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CNIL Fines Clearview AI 20 Million Euros for Unlawful Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On October 17, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority imposed a €20 million fine on Clearview AI for unlawful use of facial recognition technology.
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Danish DPA Declares Use of Google Analytics Unlawful Without Supplementary Measures
On September 21, 2022, Denmark’s data protection authority Datatilsynet announced its guidance that Google Analytics, Google’s audience measurement tool, is not compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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CNIL Proposes 60 Million Euros Fine Against French AdTech Company For Non-Compliance with GDPR
On August 5, 2022, French AdTech company Criteo announced that it had received a report from the French Data Protection Authority on August 3, 2022, claiming various infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and proposing to impose 60 million euros fine against Criteo. …
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CNIL Unveils 2021 Annual Activity Report
The French Data Protection Authority recently published its Annual Activity Report for 2021.
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Google to Launch Google Analytics 4 in an Attempt to Address EU Privacy Concerns
On March 16, 2022, Google announced the launch of its new analytics solution, Google Analytics 4, which will no longer store IP address.
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French CNIL Rules EU-U.S. Data Transfers Through the Use of Analytics Cookie to be Unlawful
On February 10, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority ruled that transfers of personal data from the EU to the U.S. through the use of an analytics cookie to be unlawful.
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CNIL Published Guidelines on Re-Use of Personal Data by Data Processors
The CNIL recently published guidelines on the re-use of personal data by data processors for their own purposes (such as product improvement or development of new products and services) under the GDPR. We have outlined key takeaways from the Guidelines in this blog post.
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