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Google and Shein fined nearly €500m in France over cookie violations

Google was fined €325 million for flouting rules governing online advertising. The Asian firm Shein was fined €150 million for similar offences. AFP - SEBASTIEN BOZON

French online privacy watchdogs fined Google and Shein nearly €500 million on Thursday for failing to properly inform internet users about advertising cookies – the tools that track online activity for targeted advertising.

The American company Google and its Irish subsiduary were fined €325 million. Shein, through its Irish arm Infinite Styles Services Co Limited, was fined €150 million.

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