Microsoft Fined EUR 60 Million by French Privacy Watchdog Over Advertising Cookies on Bing Website

Microsoft Fined EUR 60 Million by French Privacy Watchdog Over Advertising Cookies on Bing Website

France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft EUR 60 million ($64 million, roughly Rs. 530 crore) for foisting advertising cookies on users. In the largest fine imposed in 2022, the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) said Microsoft‘s search engine Bing had not set…

Google Revamps Cookie Consent Banner for EU Users With New ‘Reject All’ Button for Search and YouTube

Google Revamps Cookie Consent Banner for EU Users With New ‘Reject All’ Button for Search and YouTube

Google will introduce changes to the way it handles cookies for users living in the European Union (EU) in order to better comply with guidance from regulators, the company said on Thursday. Google will display an updated cookie banner — a requirement for all websites serving users in the EU…