Criteo Fined €40M by France’s Data Protection Watchdog (1)

Online advertising company Criteo fined €40 million by France’s data protection authority CNIL for breaches of GDPR regulation, notably failing to verify that people whose data Criteo processed had given their consent, according to CNIL statement.

• Criteo has taken note of the CNIL sanction decision and intends to appeal it to the competent legal authorities, Criteo’s chief legal officer Ryan Damon said in emailed statement
  • Criteo considers the fine “largely disproportionate” with alleged breaches and “out of line with general practice in this area”
  • Criteo adds that the decision relates to past events and does not impose any obligation ...