The fine is related to what France's CNIL says is Criteo's failure to verify if users consented to have their data processed for used in personalized online advertising. Here's the full announcement from earlier today: https://
cnil.fr/en/personalise
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Criteo Fined EUR 40 Million by France’s CNIL for Advertising Consent Violations
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