"France's data protection authority on Wednesday, September 3, issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for failing to respect the law on internet cookies. The two groups, each with tens of millions of users in France, received two of the heaviest penalties ever imposed by the CNIL watchdog: 150 million euros ($175 million) for Shein and 325 million euros for Google."
"Both firms failed to secure users' free and informed consent before setting advertising cookies on their browsers, the authority found in a decision the companies can still appeal. Cookies are small files saved to browsers by websites that can collect data about users' online activity, making them essential to online advertising and the business models of many large platforms. The CNIL has stepped up its scrutiny of their use,"
"Shein had amassed "massive" amounts of data from the cookies it placed on 12 million monthly users' computers in France, it added. The Asian low-cost clothing firm failed to secure users' consent or inform them adequately, as well as offering inadequate options to withdraw consent. Shein has updated its systems to comply with the CNIL's requirements under French and European law since the investigation."
France's data protection authority, CNIL, issued record fines to Google (€325 million) and Shein (€150 million) for failing to obtain users' free and informed consent before installing advertising cookies. Cookies are small browser files that collect online activity data and underpin targeted advertising and platform business models. CNIL intensified scrutiny of cookie use as part of a strategy targeting high-traffic services. Shein placed cookies on 12 million monthly users' devices, amassing "massive" data, failed to inform users adequately, and offered insufficient withdrawal options. Shein updated its systems and will appeal; Google said it will study the decision and cited previous compliance steps.
Read at Le Monde.fr
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