On November 5, 2015, CNIL issued (source document in French) a €50,000 fine against a company for failing to comply with data protection regulations. CNIL summoned the company to provide information on its data protection practices, and after monitoring the company for several weeks, found that it failed to implement adequate measures to protect consumer data.

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