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Google Privacy Policy Could Violate EU Law

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday February 29, 2012 @10:29PM from the do-not-want dept.

judgecorp writes "Google's new unified privacy policy could violate EU law, according to objections. The French data regulator warns that the policy will infringe users' privacy by building a single online profile. Commission Nationale de L’informatique et Des Libertes (CNIL) has expressed “deep concerns” about the policy and its adherence to the European Data Protection Directive."

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Re:What about MSN passport? by Intelligenta2 · 2012-02-29 22:55 · Score: 0, Troll

Hasn't MS done the same with MSN passport, where you use one login for Hotmail, MSN Messenger, XBox Live and various other services?
MS doesn't collect user data like Google does. In fact, with Microsoft you *always* have to *opt-in* for even anonymous data collection. If you care about privacy, Microsoft is much better choice than Google.