On Wednesday, the French data protection authority imposed a record fine of 325 million euros (approximately 380 million USD) on American search giant Google for failing to comply with relevant internet cookie regulations. The regulator stated that Google was fined for "displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without user consent and placing cookies without valid user consent when users created a Google account."
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Google fined 325 million euros by France for violating cookie regulations.
On Wednesday, the French data protection authority imposed a record fine of 325 million euros (approximately 380 million USD) on American search giant Google for failing to comply with relevant internet cookie regulations. The regulator stated that Google was fined for "displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without user consent and placing cookies without valid user consent when users created a Google account."