Cookie Consent Fines & Enforcement Actions
Browse European DPA enforcement actions targeting cookie consent and ePrivacy violations. Filter fines, warnings, and orders by country, violation type, and fine amount.
Selected coverage: Europe. Only published cases are included.
326 results · Showing 201–225
Court case 93 O 167/20
Third-Party Cookies Without Consent · Unclear Cookie Information
A Pakistani national, the plaintiff
WetterOnline Meteorologische Services GmbH
No Reject Button
Enel Energia
Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali
Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Sporen (NMBS)
Magdeburg Administrative Court
Verbraucherzentrale NRW e.V., Beratungsstelle Köln
Misleading Banner Messaging
SA Rossel et Cie
Amazon Europe Core
Cookies Placed Before Consent
Städtische Werke Lauf a.d. Pegnitz GmbH
Court case Tussenarrest 2022/AR/292
Court case 10 O 14/21
CNIL
Cookies Placed Before Consent · Unclear Cookie Information +1
DSB (Austria)
RheinMain University of Applied Sciences
Richard Lloyd
Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
Court case HFD:2021:125
Data Privacy Stichting
Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
Proximus N.V.
The claimant Walter Tzvi Soriano and the defendants, including Forensic News LLC
Google LLC
Unclear Cookie Information
Claimant: Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. (vzbv)
Pre-ticked Consent Boxes · Reject Harder Than Accept +2
Frequently Asked Questions About Cookie Enforcement
Q:What are the most common cookie consent violations in Europe?
The most common violations include setting cookies before obtaining user consent, using pre-ticked consent boxes, lacking a clear reject button on cookie banners, making it harder to refuse cookies than to accept them, and failing to provide adequate information about cookie purposes. The French CNIL and Italian Garante have been particularly active in enforcing these requirements.
Q:Which European countries issue the most cookie consent fines?
France (CNIL), Italy (Garante), and Spain (AEPD) consistently lead in cookie consent enforcement. France has issued some of the largest fines, including multi-million euro penalties against major tech companies for cookie consent violations under both GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive.
Q:What is the average cookie consent fine in Europe?
Cookie consent fines vary enormously, from a few thousand euros for small businesses to hundreds of millions for large tech companies. The median fine for cookie-specific violations tends to be lower than general GDPR fines, but landmark cases like CNIL's fines against Google and Amazon have reached EUR 150 million and EUR 35 million respectively.
Q:What laws govern cookie consent in Europe?
Cookie consent in Europe is governed primarily by the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC, as amended by 2009/136/EC), often called the 'Cookie Directive', and the GDPR (Regulation 2016/679). Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive requires prior consent for storing cookies, while GDPR Articles 6 and 7 define lawful consent requirements. National implementations vary by country.
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Cookie Consent Enforcement Actions (326 total)
- Court case 93 O 167/20 (Germany) – court ruling – Jun 2023 | Third-Party Cookies Without Consent, Unclear Cookie Information
- A Pakistani national, the plaintiff (Germany) – court ruling – Dec 2023
- WetterOnline Meteorologische Services GmbH (Germany) – court ruling – Jan 2024 | No Reject Button
- Enel Energia (Italy) – court ruling – Feb 2023
- Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (Italy) – court ruling – Sept 2023
- LinkedIn (Germany) – court ruling – Aug 2023 | Pre-ticked Consent Boxes
- Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) – court ruling – Oct 2023
- Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Sporen (NMBS) (Belgium) – court ruling – Jun 2023
- Magdeburg Administrative Court (Germany) – court ruling – Jun 2023
- Verbraucherzentrale NRW e.V., Beratungsstelle Köln (Germany) – court ruling – Mar 2023 | Misleading Banner Messaging
- SA Rossel et Cie (Belgium) – court ruling – Feb 2023
- Amazon Europe Core (France) – court ruling – Jun 2022 | Cookies Placed Before Consent
- Städtische Werke Lauf a.d. Pegnitz GmbH (Germany) – court ruling – Jan 2022
- Court case Tussenarrest 2022/AR/292 (Belgium) – court ruling – Sept 2022
- Court case 10 O 14/21 (Germany) – court ruling – Jan 2023
- CNIL (France) – court ruling – Jan 2022 | Cookies Placed Before Consent, Unclear Cookie Information, No Reject Button
- DSB (Austria) (Austria) – court ruling – Oct 2021
- RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (Germany) – court ruling – Dec 2021
- Richard Lloyd (United Kingdom) – court ruling – Nov 2021 | Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
- Court case HFD:2021:125 (Finland) – court ruling – Sept 2021
- Data Privacy Stichting (Netherlands) – court ruling – Mar 2023 | Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
- Proximus N.V. (Belgium) – court ruling – Feb 2021
- The claimant Walter Tzvi Soriano and the defendants, including Forensic News LLC (United Kingdom) – court ruling – Jan 2021
- Google LLC (France) – court ruling – Mar 2021 | Unclear Cookie Information
- Claimant: Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände - Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. (vzbv) (Germany) – court ruling – Sept 2020 | Pre-ticked Consent Boxes, Reject Harder Than Accept, Third-Party Cookies Without Consent, Unclear Cookie Information