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CNIL fines Microsoft €60 million over Bing cookies

CNIL found that Bing placed an advertising cookie on users’ devices without valid consent when they visited the search engine. It also found that the site offered a one-click route to accept cookies but no equally direct route to refuse them.

Confirmed

Case ID: microsoft-bing-cookies-2022

What the record establishes

CNIL imposed a €60 million fine on Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited and ordered changes to consent collection within three months, backed by a daily penalty for delay.

Sources

  1. Primary recordCNIL sanctions list: Microsoft Ireland Operations LimitedCommission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés · 19 December 2022 · accessed 11 August 2026

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