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On March 23, the Conseil d'Etat confirmed the 20,000 Euros fine imposed by the French data protection authority against a company for sending marketing text messages without prior individual consent.
On March 23, the Conseil d'Etatconfirmed the 20,000 Euros fine (source
document in French) imposed by the French data protection authority
("CNIL") against a company for sending marketing text
messages without prior individual consent. The Conseil
d'Etat upheld the proportionality of the penalty because
the company did not respect the right of the individual to be
informed and to oppose data processing.
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