Google 'fails to meet EU rules' on new privacy policy (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Google's new privacy policy may violate the European Union's data protection laws, according to the French data regulator.

The search giant plans to unify 60 different privacy policies across its products from 1 March.

But EU regulators had urged a "pause" so they could analyse the changes.

The French regulator, CNIL, said that the policy "raises deep concerns" and that it fails to meet the needs of the European Data Protection Directive.

The European Commission recently set out plans for new pan-European data protection rules.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17192234




Ooooops ... someone forgot to tell the lawyers that more than US laws may apply.

[onehandle]

1. Google is so invasive and deceptive that I cannot imagine how they do business over there.

This is not their first brush with European courts.

[snappyturtle]

2. Here's a link of how to remove Google history before March 1st:

http://news.yahoo.com/how-to-remove-your-google-web-data-history.html

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Thanks ! Wish I could bookmark a response. nt

[dipsydoodle]

5. You don't need to -

just bookmark the link on your computer and rename it something convenient,

[dipsydoodle]

4. EU agencies say Google breaking data laws - commissioner

(Reuters) - EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said on Thursday that data protection agencies in countries across the European Union had come to the conclusion that Google's new privacy policy was in breach of EU law.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/01/uk-google-privacy-eu-idUKTRE82011S20120301

No ifs, buts or maybes now : Google are breaking EU law.