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France’s CNIL Publishes New Guidance on Cookies

The guidance provides general requirements for obtaining valid consent and details conditions under which audience management cookies may be exempt. By Myria Saarinen and Camille Dorval On 4 July 2019, one day after the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance on cookies, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) released its own new guidance … Continue Reading

French Data Protection Authority Issues €50 Million Fine in Landmark GDPR Case

The CNIL decision handed down on 21 January 2019, which cites violations of several GDPR obligations, provides important insights for groups wishing to benefit from the “one-stop-shop mechanism”. By Gail E. Crawford, Myria Saarinen, Camille Dorval, and Laura Holden The Complaints Not more than a week after the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) came … Continue Reading
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