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Moderate impactData protection authority actionIn effect

CNIL rules use of Google Analytics illegal and orders French sites to comply with GDPR

The French data protection authority (CNIL) decided that using Google Analytics violates the GDPR and ordered three French website controllers to bring their practices into compliance. The decision follows earlier Austrian DPA rulings and the EU Court of Justice Schrems II judgment that US transfers under FISA 702 and EO 12.333 are unlawful.

Why it matters: The CNIL decision makes Google Analytics unlawful for EU sites, forcing controllers to stop illegal US data transfers.

Summary generated from the sources below. Check the primary source before relying on it; this is not legal advice.

Sources
UPDATE: CNIL decides EU-US data transfer to Google Analytics illegal
noyb · primary source · Apr 5, 2022
UPDATE: CNIL decides EU-US data transfer to Google Analytics illegal
noyb · Apr 5, 2022
Details
JurisdictionFrance
RegulatorCNIL
LawGeneral Data Protection Regulation
StatusIn effect
PublishedApril 5, 2022
Effectivenot stated
OrganisationsGoogle, three French website controllers, Three French website controllers (unnamed)
Topicscross border transfer, privacy, data governance, tracking, profiling
Datapersonal, browsing, device