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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

GDPR – Company Fined for Improper Data Collection

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 3/27/2024

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) recently imposed a EUR 310,000 fine, representing 1% of its turnover, on FORIOU, a telemarketing company promoting loyalty programs. The fine stemmed from FORIOU’s use of...more

CNIL Fines Health Website for Unlawful Data Processing

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/12/2023

The French Data Protection Authority imposed a €280,000 fine for GDPR infringements and a €100,000 fine for violation of French cookie rules. On 11 May 2023 the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) handed down its...more

Comply or Get Fined: 2020 GDPR Fines are the Highest on Record

Epiq on 1/13/2021

The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. The law’s goal of protecting EU citizens’ personal information and privacy seems to be coming into fruition. In the past,...more

French Data Protection Authority Hands Down First Sanction as Lead Authority

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/3/2020

The CNIL has imposed a €250,000 fine on an online retailer for GDPR infringements in cooperation with other EU supervisory authorities. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in France, Spartoo SAS (Spartoo) is one of the...more

French State Council Upholds CNIL’s €50M Fine for GDPR Violations

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/6/2020

The Council decision contains useful considerations and clarifications on the “one-stop shop” mechanism, transparency obligations, and consent for targeted advertising. On 19 June 2020, France’s Highest Administrative...more

Highest Administrative Court in France Upholds Google’s €50 Million Fine

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/30/2020

On January 21, 2019, the CNIL (the French data protection authority) issued a fine of €50 million to Google under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) for its failure to (1) provide notice in an easily...more

High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/28/2019

Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

Google Fine Signals GDPR Enforcement Priorities and Complexities

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/31/2019

The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, has fined Google $50 Million Euros for Google’s alleged failure to comply with the EU’s sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The enforcement action is significant for...more

Google Fined $57M by French Data Protection Authority for Alleged Violations of GDPR

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 1/28/2019

France’s data protection authority (DPA) (CNIL) recently announced that it has fined Google $57 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first fine by a European DPA of an American...more

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