Google fine launches new era in privacy enforcement

The search giant is the first big tech company to feel the full brunt of GDPR enforcement. It won’t be the last.

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Google has been hammered with a massive fine by France’s CNIL data watchdog | Leon Neal/Getty Images

Eight months after Europe imposed sweeping new privacy rules, France has opened a new chapter in data protection — one of sanctions, fines and tough enforcement.

 

Not only has France’s CNIL data watchdog issued the largest ever financial penalty for a privacy breach in Europe — €50 million — it also chose the biggest possible target for enforcement — a Silicon Valley giant whose success was built on harvesting the personal data of millions to sell targeted ads.

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