In the case of Google, it noted it had derived
“significant profits” from the advertising income
indirectly generated from data collected by
the cookies and said that the practices affected
“almost fifty million users.”
The CNIL the size of the fines was justified by
“the seriousness” of the breaches.
The watchdog gave Google and Amazon three
months to change the way they tell consumers
how their data is used and how they can reject
cookies. Otherwise, they will face an additional
fine of 100,000 euros ($ 121,095) for each day
of delay.