I'm not surprised by this. It's pretty clear that having a pre-ticked checkbox is not allowed under GDPR. It's also against the intent of the law to require 6 clicks to deny consent but only 1 click to grant it.
Edit: I should say that this approach was deemed acceptable by Swedens dataskyddsmyndighet which is the government regulatory agency and is a common approach in many sites.
Yes it sends the message that France is going to keep trying to attack google & facebook until they relent and exit Ireland
There is no evidence that they worked constructively with google to resolve the technical and nuanced issue (a breach of predictably vague and complex laws).
This seems to specifically relate to "create account" on a reset android device when it gets to the google services section. That's a long walk for a short drink of water. Which version of android is not compliant? Is it universal?
In enforcing regulations changed just months before there has to be reasonableness. Issuing a EUR50m fine 2 months after discovering an edge case like this is not reasonable. Helping the company comply is the right behaviour. Then seek punitive measures if they fail to.
It states 10k people made a complaint about this. No they didn't. They even take a swipe at the Irish government in their release.
I'm all for bashing google and have numerous issues with them, but this is nonsense.
If you run a business and are not remotely concerned about the abuse of this legislation you have lost your mind
Among other actions, they're the ones that have been taking Google all the way up to the EU Court of Justice to enforce worldwide the right to be forgotten. The advocate general just sided with Google less than two weeks ago, which makes for an interesting coincidence. They, and IFP in particular, have been itching in public interviews for the power to levy higher fines. Now they are simply following up on past statements.
Then let's not make blanket statements about whether "pre-checked consent" is permissible or not.
At some point French regulators we pushing for a rule that any processing of French citizens had to be done in France... Which is a great combination of untenable and an obvious jobs program.
Likewise, this comes across as incredibly arbitrary, with enforcement driven by fines rather than actual clear regulations. Non compliance on their own website just hammers it home.
Why not, though? If Trump is promising the leave NATO without the military support from the US, then EU has every reason to create the laws that enforce that commitment.
The fact is that as of now, the larger ecosystem is not in a balanced state at all.
If you click "OK, accept all" on the CNIL site, it looks like that enables integrations with Facebook, Twitter, Prezi, SlideShare, Vimeo, and YouTube. Doesn't seem granular at all.