FX.co ★ EU to crack down on Google privacy policies

The EU regulatory authorities are considering a “co-ordinated crackdown” on Google, the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberties informed. The EU is planning to create a task team headed by French data protection watchdog CNIL. The final decision will be taken at the meeting of the Article 29 Working Party on February 26. The Party was set up under Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC is an independent data protection body comprising representatives of 27 EU countries and of the European Commission.
Due to continuous claims from European regulators, a year ago Google had to introduce new policies aimed at collecting data about users of Gmail, YouTube, Google+, and 60 other web portals belonging to the internet search giant. Having spent seven months on thorough investigation, the EU authorities found the newly introduced rules inconsistent with the European General Data Protection Regulation.
“At the end of a four-month delay accorded to Google to comply with the European data protection directive and to implement effectively (our) recommendations, no answer has been given,” said France’s CNIL data protection agency.
The EU regulatory bodies suppose that the Google showdown would be a good lesson to learn for everyone. Now Facebook is the centre of attention.
The task team is likely to take action against Google by summer; however what it is going to be like is still unclear. However what can be stated for sure is that data breach in France is already subject to a fine up to 300,000 euros.
Google has dismissed allegations.