Yahoo EMEA Limited – €10,000,000 Fine (France, 2023)

€10,000,000Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés29 December 2023France
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ePrivacy
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Yahoo placed cookies before obtaining consent, continued placing cookies after refusal, used pre-ticked boxes, and made it difficult to withdraw consent.

GDPR Articles Cited

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Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive GDPR
Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 7(3) GDPR
Art. 7(4) GDPR
Art. 82 Loi Informatique et Libertés GDPR
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Art. 6(1) GDPR
Art. 7(3) GDPR
Art. 7(4) GDPR
Art. 82 Loi Informatique et Libertés
Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive

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National Law Articles

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Loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés
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Full Legal Summary

Yahoo placed cookies before obtaining consent, continued placing cookies after refusal, used pre-ticked boxes, and made it difficult to withdraw consent.

Violations (4)

Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
high

Cookie consent checkboxes are pre-selected by default, violating the requirement for active, affirmative consent.

Art. 4(11) GDPR

Cookies Placed Before Consent
critical

Non-essential cookies (tracking, advertising) are placed on the user's device before obtaining valid consent.

Art. 6(1) GDPR

Cookies Persist After Rejection
critical

Tracking cookies remain active or are re-placed even after the user explicitly rejects them.

Art. 6(1) GDPR

Cannot Withdraw Cookie Consent
critical

No accessible mechanism exists for users to withdraw previously given cookie consent.

Art. 7(3) GDPR

Related Enforcement Actions (0)

No other enforcement actions found for Yahoo EMEA Limited in FR

This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Fine Date

29 December 2023

Authority

Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés

Fine Amount

€10,000,000

GDPRhub ID

gdprhub-7604

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