Microsoft fined €60 million in France over advertising cookies

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Microsoft fined €60 million in France over advertising cookies
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Microsoft fined €60 million in France over advertising cookies

Bing.com stored cookies on visitors' machines without their consent

France's privacy watchdog said Thursday that it has imposed a penalty of €60 million ($64 million) against Microsoft over its use of advertising cookies. The Commission Nationale de Informatique...

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