Cookie Consent Violations That Lead to Fines

10 types of cookie consent and ePrivacy violations that have resulted in enforcement actions. Select a violation type to see related cases, fines, and enforcement patterns.

The most enforced cookie violation is "Cookies Placed Before Consent" with 605 actions and €3.1B in total fines, followed by "Third-Party Cookies Without Consent" (297 actions). Each violation type is classified by severity (critical, high, medium, low) based on its impact on user consent rights.

Data current as of 29 April 2026 · Updated daily