€50.0M($54.0M USD)final
Date Issued
2019-01-21
Regulation
Authority
French Data Protection Authority (CNIL)
Country
France
Violation Type
Several
Currency
EUR
Violation Summary
The French NGO “La Quadrature du Net” and the Austrian organization “None Of Your Business” complained about the creation of a Google account related to the configuration of the Android system in a mobile phone. A fine of 50 million euros was issued because the following principles were not observed: the principle of transparency (Art. 5 GDPR), the sufficiency of information (Art.13 / 14 GDPR), and the presence of legal basis (Art. 6 GDPR).
Articles Violated
Art. 13 GDPRArt. 14 GDPRArt. 6 GDPRArt. 4 GDPRArt. 5 GDPR
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Other Fines for Google
| Date | Regulation | Amount (USD) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | GDPR | $135,000,000 | consent |
| 2025-09-01 | GDPR | $351,000,000 | consent |
| 2025-09-01 | GDPR | $135,000,000 | consent |
| 2025-09-01 | GDPR | $351,000,000 | consent |
| 2022-05-18 | GDPR | $10,800,000 | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing |
| 2022-01-06 | GDPR | $10,800,000 | consent |
| 2021-12-31 | GDPR | $64,800,000 | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing |
| 2021-12-31 | GDPR | $97,200,000 | Non-compliance with lawful basis for data processing |
| 2020-07-16 | GDPR | $30 | Non-compliance with subjects' rights protection safeguards |
| 2020-03-11 | GDPR | $5,400,000 | Failure to comply with data processing principles |