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      Alain Mas
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      The CNIL sanctions Carrefour in terms of GDPR.

      The Computer World, by Bertrand Lemaire  November 26, 2020

      GDPR: Carrefour sanctioned by the CNIL with fines of €3 million

      For data processing violations linked to the GDPR, the CNIL imposed two fines, €2,25 million on Carrefour France and 800 euros on Carrefour Banque. These numerous shortcomings have now been corrected according to the distribution group. (Sources)

      Regulation No. 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, is a European Union regulation which constitutes the reference text for the protection of personal data. It strengthens and unifies data protection for individuals within the European Union. (Source)

      A cookie is generally a small alphanumeric text file that may be located in a user's "Cookies" folder. In the case of Google Chrome, this is a binary “Cookie” file which contains all the cookies. Each time you visit a website, a cookie is created by the server of the visited site or by a third party server such as a web analytics service or an advertising agency. Each browser offers management of its cookies via its configuration settings. According to the CNIL and in application of the ePrivacy directive, Internet users must be informed and give their consent prior to depositing and reading certain trackers, while others are exempt from collecting this consent.

      Carrefour is a French group in the retail sector, pioneering the hypermarket concept in 1963. (Source)

      The CNIL, National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties of France, is an independent French administrative authority. (Source)

       

       

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