Facebook Ireland Limited – €60,000,000 Fine (France, 2021)
Facebook Ireland Limited was fined EUR 60,000,000 by the French data protection authority for violating ePrivacy rules. The company improperly accessed or stored information on users' devices without consent. This case highlights the importance of respecting user privacy and obtaining proper consent for data processing.
What happened
Facebook Ireland Limited was fined for accessing or storing user information on devices without proper consent.
Who was affected
French users of the facebook.com website whose information was accessed or stored without consent.
What the authority found
The French data protection authority found that Facebook Ireland Limited violated ePrivacy rules by processing user data without consent.
Why this matters
This significant fine emphasizes the need for companies to comply with privacy laws and obtain user consent before processing data. It serves as a warning to other tech companies about the importance of respecting user privacy.
GDPR Articles Cited
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National Law Articles
The CNIL found that Facebook made it more difficult for users to reject cookies than to accept them, violating consent requirements.
Violations (2)
Cookie banner does not provide a clear reject/refuse all button at the same level as the accept button.
Art. 7 GDPR
Refusing cookies requires more clicks or steps than accepting them, or the reject option is less visually prominent.
Art. 7 GDPR
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Facebook Ireland Limited in FR
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
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Details
Fine Date
31 December 2021
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
Fine Amount
€60,000,000
GDPRhub ID
gdprhub-4505About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Facebook Ireland Limited - France (2021). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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