France's data protection authority (CNIL) has proved again
its determination to continue its enforcement strategy by issuing
some 30 new formal notices to comply with its new guidelines on
cookies on December 14, 2021. Previously, about 60 organizations
were served with formal notices for not allowing website visitors
to refuse cookies as easily as to accept them. The CNIL asserts
that "Refusing cookies should be as easy as accepting
them."
Why is the CNIL so active on cookie compliance?
In October 2020, the CNIL adopted guidelines and a
recommendation on cookies. All stakeholders were invited to comply
with these new rules by the end of March 2021. The CNIL then
announced that compliance with such guidelines would be one of its
enforcement priorities for 2021. And the CNIL kept its promise.
