The CNIL found that cookies requiring consent were placed on vanityfair.fr as soon as visitors arrived, before they touched the banner, and that some cookies were labelled ‘strictly necessary’ without saying what they did. It also found that after people clicked ‘refuse all’ or withdrew consent, cookies kept being read and new ones were placed. The CNIL imposed a €750,000 monetary sanction and took account of an earlier order against the publisher.
French regulator sanctions Vanity Fair’s publisher over cookies placed before any choice
€750,000Why it matters for your siteCalling an ad cookie ‘strictly necessary’ is tested against what the cookie actually does.
Consent bannersSource: CNIL (France)
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