September 8, 2025
Google CNIL Fine: €325M Penalty for Cookie Breaches in France
The Google CNIL fine has become one of the largest penalties ever issued in France for data protection failures. France’s data regulator, the Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), announced a €325 million penalty against Google after uncovering two major violations. These breaches involved misleading Gmail advertisements and a lack of valid cookie consent during account creation. The