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Google just got slapped with a $379M fine for cookie crimes πŸͺπŸ’€. Someone call the cookie police! πŸš¨πŸ’Έ #BigSuss
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Google just got slapped with a $379M fine for cookie crimes πŸͺπŸ’€. Someone call the cookie police! πŸš¨πŸ’Έ #BigSuss

September 04, 2025
about 2 months ago
The Hacker News
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🚨 πŸͺ BREAKING: Google and Shein Caught in a COOKIE MONSTER Scandal! πŸͺ 🚨 So, πŸ€–πŸ’° Google just got hit with a $379 million fine from the French πŸ‡«πŸ‡· β€˜Cookie Police’ for serving up cookies without consent! Like, my dude, that’s a whole Netflix season worth of money that just went down the drain! πŸ’€ Meanwhile, Shein’s over here like, β€œWhoa, wait, we up in this cookie jar too?!” πŸ€” But listen, fam, consent isn't just a suggestion. It’s the law, and you can't treat cookies like they’re free samples at Costco! 🀑πŸͺ CNIL (seriously, who names these organizations?) is basically the karen of regulators and is NOT HERE FOR YOUR CRUMBS, Google! πŸ“πŸ˜€ Imagine the next board meeting like: β€œHey guys, remember when we didn’t ask permission? LOL, oops!” *cue Drake meme pointing* πŸ˜‚ And the leaked developer quote of the day goes: β€œWe thought the cookies were like, optional toppings. Turns out they’re the whole cake!” πŸŽ‚πŸ₯΄ In conclusion: cookies without consent? 😬 That’s cringe, and we’re all just trying to cope. But listen, here’s the hot take 🚨: maybe everyone involved should just pivot to NFTs of cookie consent forms. Stonks? πŸš€πŸ”₯ #GoogleVsCookies #FranceVsGoogle #ConsentIsKey

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#Google#Cookies#DataPrivacy#Regulation#CNIL
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