Google and Facebook fined in France for cookie breaches

06 January 2022
The companies did not allow users to refuse cookies with a single click.

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why not just block it like china did?

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    • Carol
    • n@x
    • 09 Jan 2022

    Anders, 06 Jan 2022It's so funny when governments and bit tech pretend no... moreWhy would france have anything to do with crappy facebook and google? Besides using their platforms for creating mass histeria am pretty sure they won't back down from fining left and right.

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      • Carol
      • n@x
      • 09 Jan 2022

      AlienKiss, 07 Jan 2022Am I the only one suspecting that fb is making bitcoin usin... moreI don't think they use bitcoin mining. But they might be using your hardware for other shady businesses.

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        • Carol
        • n@x
        • 09 Jan 2022

        Sadly theare not the only ones, 80% of the website i visit, are doing the same...

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          • Tim Chef
          • 39y
          • 08 Jan 2022

          Ah yes, the e\/il duo of Adoogle and Mafia Platforms Inc.

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            • AnonD-844232
            • 39y
            • 08 Jan 2022

            But problem is that those monies ppl in France will never receive or won't be sent to damaged people.
            So who will be pocketing those big money?

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              • Anonymous
              • ajZ
              • 07 Jan 2022

              Anonymous, 07 Jan 2022Crazy how people keep mentioning China to distract from spy... moreOf course not. I didn't imply this, but just an example how distorted reality can be in some people mind. They see the bad in the neighboor's garden but they won't look in own place to see that is almost the same or even worse.

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                • Anonymous
                • PZa
                • 07 Jan 2022

                Anonymous, 07 Jan 2022Did you hear about channels/accounts being deleted on YouTu... moreCrazy how people keep mentioning China to distract from spying by American companies. This has nothing to do with China, mate.

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                  • AlienKiss
                  • iDB
                  • 07 Jan 2022

                  Anonymous, 07 Jan 2022Did you hear about channels/accounts being deleted on YouTu... moreSo what? What do you have to hide there mister? Should we call the feds to check you out? 😆
                  Google can spy on me all day long! They will have to watch a LOT of porn though 🤣
                  china on the other hand has concentration camps for people that have different religions, sexual orientation etc. They also have social scoring!!! And their so called internet is nothing but a huge network where everyone is SUPER surveillanced and you can ONLY login using your face ID!!!
                  PS: Both android and ios are made in usa by us citizens. Go use some tzing-ping clone os that totally spies on you🤣
                  Hello from Europe!

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                    • AlienKiss
                    • iDB
                    • 07 Jan 2022

                    Am I the only one suspecting that fb is making bitcoin using our PCs?
                    My PC works great, but after I login to fb, the cpu goes crazy noisy, even if I logout and close the browser. Only a reboot will make it silent again.
                    Someone should really investigate this!
                    How about it GSMA? Are you up to investigate (that's what real journalists do fyi) or are you too scared of fb? 😆

                      Sooner or later these big tech companies would get regulated, this is a worldwide tendency and companies will need to comply.

                        Anonymous, 06 Jan 2022france fines google 150M euros for not letting users reject... moreCovid kills, web browser cookies don't, I frankly don't know what's wrong with antivac people like u, if people didn't refuse to take vaccines they wouldn't need to force people in the first place, there's nothing political about vaccines, nonsense comparison.

                          Ultimately, we the consumers will pay for this. More and more ads.
                          I wonder who will speak for us and our privacy & other rights, in the end.

                          Since ages, these companies are fined, but they're never banned or closed. And I'm totally open to the idea of shifting to open source alternatives if my exployers agree.

                            Ikr! I only get the options "Accept All" and "Review Cookies" when I visit a webpage from Google Chrome. The latter takes me to a barrage of checkmarks and whatnot, whereby I would already have decided to just 'accept all'. It's very unjust.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nDN
                              • 07 Jan 2022

                              Anonymous, 07 Jan 2022People don't want to be spied on by Google or Facebook... moreYou can't or you don't see the context?!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nDN
                                • 07 Jan 2022

                                Anonymous, 07 Jan 2022People don't want to be spied on by Google or Facebook... moreDid you hear about channels/accounts being deleted on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter just because it doesn't spread the government narrative?
                                Are you so blind or just agree?
                                I see a lot of people here bashing China about the totalitarian politics while the West is going to the same route

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Uis
                                  • 07 Jan 2022

                                  NBMSCH, 07 Jan 2022Freedom of choice is is a big lie and only on papers especi... morePeople don't want to be spied on by Google or Facebook. What does that have to do with freedom of speech?

                                    Freedom of choice is is a big lie and only on papers especially in the worst country of Europe France who's oppression to freedom of speech / choice is beyond imagination..

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                                      • AnonD-762416
                                      • Sec
                                      • 06 Jan 2022

                                      Anonymous, 06 Jan 2022When you mimic the freedom of choice and take peanuts from ... moreWhere's the mimic? You have the freedom to choose to get vaccinated or not. You do not have the choice to not care about your fellow countrymen without consequence, though. That is fair and a simple choice for any patriot of any country.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • jtm
                                        • 06 Jan 2022

                                        Just looking for some easy money. That's all