The six leading European markets — France, Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands and Germany — announced on Tuesday that they will take joint legal action against Google over its privacy policies. The action will involve an investigation and possible fines. This follows the company’s decision last year to consolidate more than 70 privacy policies for products and services into one policy. Google also changed its terms of service agreement. Those actions prompted an initial investigation by the Article 29 Working Party, formed to advise the EU on data protection and the free movement of information on individuals.
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6 Euro Nations Scream at Google Over Privacy
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 3, 2013 05:00 AMThe six leading European markets — France, Spain, Italy, the UK, the Netherlands and Germany — announced on Tuesday that they will take joint legal action against Google over its privacy policies. The action will involve an investigation and possible fines. This follows the company’s decision last year to consolidate more than 70 privacy policies for products and services into one policy. Google also changed its terms of service agreement. Those actions prompted an initial investigation by the Article 29 Working Party, formed to advise the EU on data protection and the free movement of information on individuals.