Gmail ads aur cookie consent issues par Google ko France mein €525m ka privacy fine lag sakta hai.
Summary:
France ke data protection watchdog CNIL ne Gmail ads ke zariye user consent ke baghair tracking aur personalised advertising ke charges mein Google par €525 million fine ka proposal diya hai. Agar enforce ho gaya, to ye France ka sabse bara privacy fine hoga. Case GDPR aur Big Tech accountability ke hawale se ek misaal ban sakta hai.
Gmail ads par privacy law breach: CNIL ne Google ko €525 million ka notice de diya
Google ab France mein apne Gmail ads aur cookie targeting ke hawale se ek serious privacy investigation ka samna kar raha hai. Agar charges prove ho gaye, to France ki data protection authority CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés) Google par record €525 million (lagbhag £443 million) ka fine impose kar sakti hai.
Ye potential fine France ka ab tak ka sabse bada data privacy fine ho sakta hai, jo cookie tracking aur personalised Gmail ads ke zariye user consent ke baghair data collect karne par lagaya jaa raha hai.
Gmail ads ya emails? Confusion aur consent issues
France ke Gmail users ne kai dafa complain kiya ke unki inbox mein jo ads aa rahe hain wo email jaise dikhte hain. CNIL kehta hai ke jab users Gmail setup karte hain, to Google unse clear consent nahi leta — balki default settings ke zariye cookies activate karke unko personalised ads dikha di jaati hain.
User experience aur privacy dono compromise ho rahe hain
CNIL officials ne Paris mein 26 June ko hone wali public hearing mein kaha ke Google’s practices misleading hain aur GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) ke against jaati hain. In ads se na sirf user ka data bina ijazat ke use hota hai, balki ye email-like ads user ko confuse bhi karte hain.
CNIL ka decision abhi pending hai
Case abhi tak final decision tak nahi pohcha. Google ne ab tak is issue par koi comment nahi diya. Agar fine impose hota hai, to ye Facebook parent company Meta ko 2022 mein milne wale €150m fine se bhi bada hoga.
Big Tech firms Europe mein pressure mein
Ye development is baat ko highlight karti hai ke Europe ke regulators, especially France, ab Big Tech firms ke upar data protection aur transparency ko le kar kaafi strict ho gaye hain. GDPR, jo duniya bhar ke liye privacy law ka benchmark ban chuka hai, Google jaise tech giants ke liye serious compliance challenges create kar raha hai.