Cookies are little packets of data that allows web browsers to store information and provide. Data privacy watchdog the CNIL said both sites were making it difficult for internet users to refuse the online trackers. French regulators have hit Google and Facebook with fines totalling 210m euros over use of cookies. Consent for the use of cookies is key to the EU’s data-privacy regulation and a major priority for the CNIL. Do you think that the regulations are so strict ?

