After a lengthy investigation, French watchdog CNIL has advised EU countries to take action against Google over its privacy policy. In a press release today, CNIL said that Google has failed to respond to its requests to modify the policy, and is passing the matter over to member states to deal with accordingly. The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands were all involved in the investigation, and It's now up to regulators in each country to look into the matter and decide what action to take.
A spokesperson for the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) told us that it is launching a new investigation following on from CNIL's. The purpose of the investigation is to establish if the privacy policy violated the UK's...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/2/4173652/eu-google-privacy-policy-cnil-investigation-conclusion
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