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French watchdog to Google: Change privacy policy or face fines

France's data protection watchdog ordered Google on Thursday to change its privacy policy or face fines.

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FP Archives|Jun 20, 2013, 13:51:42 IST

Paris: France's data protection watchdog ordered Google on Thursday to change its privacy policy or face fines, heading an EU-wide push to get the Internet giant to better spell out its intentions and methods for collecting user data.

The CNIL watchdog said Google Inc's privacy policy violated French laws and gave the US company three months to make changes or risk a fine of up to 150,000 euros and a second of 300,000 euros if it still failed to act.

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[caption id="attachment_890673" align="alignleft" width="380"]Google logo is seen in the background. AFP

Google logo is seen in the background. AFP[/caption]

The CNIL's move is the result of a year-long tussle with the top search engine and email provider. It said Spain, Britain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands planned to take similar action in coming weeks.

Reuters

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First Published:Jun 20, 2013, 13:51:42 IST
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