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CNIL fines Amazon €35 million over advertising cookies

CNIL found that Amazon Europe Core placed advertising cookies on visitors’ devices before consent and provided inadequate information about their purpose. The authority also found that the mechanism offered to people arriving through an advertisement did not provide valid prior consent.

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Case ID: amazon-cnil-cookies-2020

What the record establishes

CNIL imposed a €35 million administrative fine and an order to change the information provided to users within three months, backed by a daily penalty.

Sources

  1. Primary recordDecision SAN-2020-013 concerning Amazon Europe CoreCommission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés · 7 December 2020 · accessed 11 August 2026

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