CNIL fine: Google, Gmail ads and cookies privacy case

CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertes) · decided Sep 1, 2025 · Decided

Decision

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.

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