Google, Amazon Get Massive Fine By France, See Reason

Google, Amazon have got massive fine by France.

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that France on Thursday imposed huge fines on tech giants Amazon and Google because of infringements on legislation relating to the use of cookies, a French regulator stated.

Google is to pay 100 million euros and Amazon 35 million euros, the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (CNIL) said in duo separate statements.

This online news platform learnt that the fines are about the subsidiaries Amazon Europe Core and for Google subsidiaries Google LLC and Google Ireland Ltd.

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The regulator accuses the internet giants of automatically enabling the use of cookies, which store data about a user’s behaviour online on their websites.

“Several of these cookies were for advertisement purposes,’’ the National Commission on Informatics and Freedoms (CNIL) said.

European Union regulation needs users to consent to the use of cookies.

Source: NAN