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Criteo loses appeal against €40m GDPR fine at French court

By Matthew Newman ( March 10, 2026, 17:23 GMT | Insight) -- French adtech company Criteo has lost its appeal at the country's highest administrative court against a €40 million fine imposed by the privacy watchdog for various violations related to its tracking cookies and personalized advertising business. The Conseil d’État upheld a decision by data protection authority against Criteo for multiple GDPR breaches, including failures relating to consent, transparency, data subject rights and joint controllership.French adtech company Criteo has lost its appeal at the country's highest administrative court against a fine of €40 million (around $46.6 million) imposed by the privacy watchdog for various violations related to its tracking cookies and personalized advertising business....

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