French Data Protection Agency: using Google Analytics or violating gdpr

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Google Analytics did not comply with European regulations when using personal data and transmitting it to the United States , Because the United States is considered to have no equivalent privacy protection measures .

According to foreign media reports , French National Data Protection Agency CNIL Recently, an official notice was sent to an unnamed local website , Call it use Google Analytics（ Google Analytics ） In violation of the EU's 《 General rules for data protection 》（GDPR）. according to the understanding of , The website uses Google Analytics Tools to track content performance and page access .CNIL Express , The tool did not comply with European regulations when using personal data and transmitting it to the United States , Because the United States is considered to have no equivalent privacy protection measures .

The European Union Supreme Court ruled that the United States has 《 Privacy shield 》（Privacy Shield） After the agreement is invalid , Include CNIL European regulators, including, have been investigating such complaints for the past two years . According to the CNIL claim ,《 Privacy shield 》 On 2016 year 8 Effective month , yes “ Self certification mechanism of companies established in the United States ”. European Centre for digital rights NOYB Report to EU 27 Member States and the European Economic Area 3 Countries have launched 101 Complaints .

first , The European Commission believes 《 Privacy shield 》 Is an effective mechanism , It can protect personal data transmitted from European entities to the United States . However, in 2020 year , Because it no longer meets the standard , The parties concerned withdrew the adequacy decision . Then the equivalent test is used to compare the regulations of Europe and the United States , Immediately discover that the United States cannot protect the data of non-U.S. citizens .CNIL Find out , European citizens will still not know how their data is being used and how it is being used , Nor can they be compensated for any data abuse .

this CNIL Come to the conclusion that ,Google Analytics Not providing enough supervision or supervision , French users of the tool face too much risk .CNIL Express ：“ Even if Google is already Google Analytics Additional measures have been taken within the functional framework to regulate data transmission , These are still not enough to rule out the possibility of US intelligence agencies accessing these data .”

according to the understanding of ,CNIL It does not require a complete ban Google Analytics, Instead, it is suggested to revise according to the guidelines . The regulator said ：“ In terms of audience measurement and analysis services of the website ,CNIL It is suggested that Google Analytics Such tools are only used to generate anonymous statistics , If the data controller ensures that there is no illegal transmission , Will be granted immunity .”

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