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Orange fined EUR50 million for French privacy law breach

By Matthew Newman ( December 10, 2024, 08:03 GMT | Insight) -- Orange has been fined 50 million euros for violating French data privacy rules by inserting display ads in users' emails and illegally reading cookies after they withdrew consent. Orange, which plans to appeal, said in a statement that “the actions sanctioned do not involve a violation or breach of data security but reflect common market practices that do not engage any exploitation of customers' personal data.”Orange has been fined 50 million euros for violating French data privacy rules by inserting display ads in users' emails and illegally reading cookies after they withdrew consent. Orange plans to appeal....

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