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Groupe Canal+ fined for commercial prospecting and breaching EU GDPR

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Published on: 20 October 2023

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LNB News 20/10/2023

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Issue Date: 20 October 2023

Published Date: 20 October 2023

Jurisdiction(s): European Union and France

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The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has fined Groupe Canal+, publisher of channels and distributor of pay-television offers, €600,000 for breaching Articles 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 28, 32 and 33 of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR). This follows complaints from individuals that encountered difficulties in having their rights considered in the context of commercial prospecting that Groupe Canal+ carried out.

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