On the same day that the Google bot, the French data protection authority CNIL fined SHEIN €150 million. The reason — cookies were placed on users' devices as soon as they visited shein.com — regardless of their response. Banneret. And when they clicked «reject,» new cookies were added and old ones continued to be read.
What does this mean to you?
Test your own website today — open it in incognito mode, click «decline» on the cookie banner, and check in your browser's developer tools (F12 → Application → Cookies) if third-party cookies are still being loaded.
Inspired by: CNIL