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Google to update cookie consent banner in Europe following fine



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Google has shared a screenshot of its new cookie consent popup. At first, the new popup will be available on YouTube in France. But the company says it plans to roll out the new design across Google services in Europe.
This updated design comes a few months after the CNIL, France’s data watchdog, fined Google €150 million ($163 million at today’s exchange rate) for breaching French law. According to the French authority, Google failed to comply with current regulation when it comes to presenting tracking choices to users — what people usually call the “cookie banner” or “cookie popup”.
Without further ado, here’s the new design that is progressively being rolled out:
Image Credits: Google
And here’s what it currently looks like:
Image Credits: Google
The text has been updated. More importantly, the choices at the bottom of the screen are radically …

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