Fnac Darty risks €10m fine in French data protection cookie case (update*)
By Matthew Newman ( October 1, 2026, 12:47 GMT | Insight) -- French retailer Fnac Darty could be fined €10 million for violating a French data protection law that requires companies to obtain prior consent for downloading cookies used for online shopping, a French privacy official said at a hearing in Paris on Thursday. The official said that failing to obtain prior consent from users of its mobile application was a violation of Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act.French retailer Fnac Darty could be fined €10 million for violating a French data protection law that requires companies to obtain prior consent for downloading cookies used for online shopping, a French privacy official said at a hearing in Paris on Thursday....
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