TLDR InfoSec · MISCELLANEOUS

FRANCE FINES GOOGLE, SHEIN FOR UNDERCOOKED COOKIE POLICIES THAT LED TO CRUMMY PRIVACY

theregister.com2 min read

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France's data authority fined Google €325M and SHEIN €150M for using cookies without user consent and breaching privacy laws. Google was also penalized for showing ads in Gmail based on those cookies. Meanwhile, SHEIN's opt-out failed as cookies were still sent even when users clicked “Reject All.”