[French Regulator Imposes Record €325 Million Fine on Google] According to a report by Golden Finance, on Wednesday, France's data protection authority imposed a record €325 million (approximately $380 million) fine on U.S. search giant Google (GOOG.O) for failing to comply with internet cookie regulations. The regulator stated that Google was fined for 'displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without user consent and placing cookies without obtaining valid user consent when users created Google accounts.'