Cookies represent millions of dollars in fines for Google
Cookies continue to be a problematic issue for the company. A couple of weeks ago, Google was fined $170 million in France for failing to respect that country’s cookie consent rules.
According to the French data protection authority, the tech giant made use of patterns to try to force cookie consent, explaining that users must click the “Accept cookies” button, but it does not show an option to reject them. or manage them.
According to the committee, these methods of collecting consent proposed to users, as well as the lack of clarity of the information provided to them, represent violations of article 82 of the French Data Protection Law.
On the other hand, in the United States the company was sued for its tracking practices, which, according to Washington Attorney General Karl Racine, invade the privacy of users.
“Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access,” Racine said.