Tag: CNIL
GDPR: Criteo suspended following the decision of the CNIL
Criteo could be fined 60 million euros as part of an investigation opened by the CNIL against the French adtech giant for several years. This is a preliminary ruling issued…
the Europe plan strongly criticized by the European equivalent of the CNIL, in the name of respect for privacy
Two European authorities responsible for the protection of personal data recently warned Brussels. In a report published on Friday 29 July, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European Data…
Cookies: the Cnil closes an injunction pronounced against Facebook
The personal data policeman sent a fine of 60 million euros to the social network on December 31. The National Commission for Computing and Freedoms (Cnil), French policeman of privacy,…
Age control on websites: the CNIL delivers its recommendations
Alexander Boero July 27, 2022 at 11:50 a.m. 33 © harnsitr / Shutterstock.com Access to certain websites, pornographic not to mention them, is in theory reserved for adults. “In theory”,…
Online age verification: the CNIL is not satisfied with the existing solutions
Clicking “I’m over 18” is a small barrier to preventing minors from accessing adult content online. However, this is the only verification that many pornographic sites have imposed for many…
Ubeeqo sanctioned by the CNIL for the permanent geolocation of rented vehicles
In a report dated July 21, the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (Cnil) notes that the vehicle rental company was geolocating cars in “quasi-permanence”. Ubeeqo noted the position of…
The CNIL pins Ubeeqo, a car-sharing player, for excessive geolocation
Alexander Boero July 22, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. 2 © Pexels / Torsten Dettlaff Ubeeqo International has been fined by the CNIL, which accuses it of having disproportionately violated the…
Augmented cameras: the CNIL warns of the illegal proliferation of these devices
Faced with the proliferation of augmented cameras in public space, the CNIL recalled that this device was illegal and that it represented risks for the privacy of French people. Photo…
The Cnil warns about the use of “augmented” cameras
3 The National Commission for Computing and Liberties (Cnil) warns against the use of “intelligent” cameras in public space. It evokes a threat to certain rights of citizens. The Cnil…
The Irish CNIL threatens Meta to cut off the transatlantic data tap
The tension goes up a notch between Meta and the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish equivalent of the CNIL. According to press reports, the DPC informed its European counterparts…
For the Cnil, TousAntiCovid had a “marginal utility” in contact tracing
The TousAntiCovid contact tracing application would have had only one “marginal utility“, according to the Cnil. The app was supposed to inform users of the possibility of contamination in order…
For the CNIL, the contact tracing of the TousAntiCovid app “is of marginal use”
Alexander Schmid July 05, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. 0 © Alexandre Boero for Clubic The CNIL closely monitors the tracking functionalities and the exploitation of databases related to COVID-19 to…