Google’s Cookie Crumbles: €325 Million Fine for Sneaky Email Ads!
Google gets slapped with a €325 million fine for sneaking ads into Gmail like a ninja slipping cookies under the rug. Over 74 million accounts were affected, prompting CNIL to remind Google that cookie compliance isn’t a cookie jar free-for-all.
Hot Take:
Google’s cookie jar is running low, thanks to the French data protection authority’s sweet tooth for fines! Who knew that displaying ads without consent could cost a tech giant an arm, a leg, and a baguette? It’s a classic case of ‘Google, you’ve been caught with your hand in the cookie jar… again!’ Maybe it’s time for Google to start reading the fine print instead of writing it. Ooh la la, mon ami, it’s time to brush up on those cookie laws!
Key Points:
- Google fined €325 million by France for violating cookie regulations and displaying ads without consent.
- CNIL found ads in Gmail’s “Promotions” and “Social” tabs breached French Postal and Electronic Communications Code.
- Violation affected over 74 million accounts, with 53 million seeing ads without consent.
- Google previously fined by CNIL for similar cookie-related breaches in 2020 and 2021.
- Other companies, like Shein, have also faced similar fines for cookie consent violations.
Already a member? Log in here