"The CNIL found Google's cookie advice mean locals created 74 million accounts under circumstances that breached French law, and 53 million people therefore saw ads in the "Promotions" and "Social" tabs of their email accounts. The regulator fined Google LLC € 200 million ($233 million) and levied a €125 million ($145 million) fine against Google Ireland for its role in the mess."
"CNIL ordered Chinese e-tailer SHEIN to pay €150 million ($175 million) for not properly securing permission before dropping cookies on 12 million people residing in France who visited shein.com. The regulator found the Chinese site didn't properly explain how it used cookies, opting out of cookies had no effect because even if users clicked "Reject All" Shein sent more cookies anyway, and kept reading those already present."
France's data protection authority CNIL found Google and SHEIN dropped cookies on users without obtaining valid consent and misled users about conditions for service. Google’s signup process encouraged approval of advertising-related cookies without informing users that accepting them was a condition for account use. CNIL determined 74 million accounts were created in breach and 53 million users saw ads in email "Promotions" and "Social" tabs. CNIL fined Google LLC €200 million and Google Ireland €125 million. CNIL ordered SHEIN to pay €150 million for sending cookies to 12 million French visitors and ignoring "Reject All" choices. SHEIN intends to appeal; Google is reviewing.
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