Comment on France's Data Protection agency issues their maximum monetary penalty to GoogleparentComments−greenyoda12yIn US dollars, roughly $200,000. This action probably cost the French government more in bureaucrats' salaries than it got from Google.If the fines are this small, it's pretty clear that the legislators who passed this law were not interested in creating a serious deterrent.−atmosx12yIt's possible that they didn't knew what they were after... Also we should not underestimate the power of stupidity, in all ranks of society.−JohnTHaller12yThey implemented a 'cookie directive' where websites are supposed to ask permission to set cookies. They not only didn't know what they were after, they had no idea how to get there or where they were starting.
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In US dollars, roughly $200,000. This action probably cost the French government more in bureaucrats' salaries than it got from Google.
If the fines are this small, it's pretty clear that the legislators who passed this law were not interested in creating a serious deterrent.
It's possible that they didn't knew what they were after... Also we should not underestimate the power of stupidity, in all ranks of society.
They implemented a 'cookie directive' where websites are supposed to ask permission to set cookies. They not only didn't know what they were after, they had no idea how to get there or where they were starting.