Lawsuitsby GlyphCNIL fine: Google, Gmail ads and cookies privacy case
Regulator
CNIL
acted against
Following a noyb complaint, the CNIL found Google showed ads styled as emails in Gmail's Promotions and Social tabs without consent and placed cookies at Google account creation without valid consent.
The case
- Regulator
- CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertes)
- Decided
- Sep 1, 2025
- Status
- Decided
- Outcome
- The CNIL fined Google EUR 325 million and ordered it to stop the practices.
- Amount
- EUR 325 million
History
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