Google has kicked off 2019 by getting hit with yet another multimillion-dollar fine from a European regulator.
Stemming from an investigation that began in May — the day after Europe’s strict new data privacy rules known as GDPR went into effect — France’s data protection authority has announced a $57 million fine against Google in the first such GDPR penalty levied against a US technology company. In a statement explaining the action, the French agency known as the CNIL noted that the fine is a result of deficiencies that include Google not being clear enough about the way user data is handled to present personalized ads.
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Google hit with $57 million GDPR fine, the first for a US tech company originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 15:02:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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