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American Express hit with €1.5m French fine over unlawful advertising trackers

( December 3, 2025, 09:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: American Express Carte France, the French subsidiary of American Express, has been sanctioned by France's data protection authority, the CNIL, for breaching cookie consent rules. The company must pay €1.5 million after inspectors found it deploying and reading advertising trackers without valid user consent, including after refusals and withdrawals, according to a press release published on Wednesday.The press release follows. The decision is attached in French....

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