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Google May Face Fine Under EU Privacy Laws

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-up dept.

angry tapir writes "Google faces financial sanctions in France after failing to comply with an order to alter how it stores and shares user data to conform to the nation's privacy laws. The enforcement follows an analysis led by European data protection authorities of a new privacy policy that Google enacted in 2012. France's privacy watchdog, the Commission Nationale de L'Informatique et des Libertes, in June ordered Google to comply with French data protection laws within three months. But Google had not changed its policies to comply with French laws by a deadline last week."

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  1. chump change by schneidafunk · · Score: 4, Informative

    FTA: " Google could be fined a maximum of €150,000 (US$202,562), or €300,000 for a second offense"

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