France and Spain require Google to provide more transparency and choice for customers. Germany also increased the pressure on the Internet giant. The U.S. group significantly threaten fines.
In privacy dispute with the Internet giant Google, the European authorities to increase the pressure again. The French CNIL put the company on Thursday, according to an ultimatum of three months to implement the changes that will bring more transparency and choice for users. In Spain, a penalty proceedings were opened. The U.S. group threaten substantial fines.
In Germany, there is also already an official method, shared with the CNIL.She had taken the Google's rules on behalf of its European counterparts under the microscope and coordinates the complaints procedure.
The privacy advocates come mainly because Google can analyze collected data from different services, such as the video platform YouTube or the mail service Gmail. The put Google in March last year in new terms and conditions for its services determined. Against this background, the EDPS had previously been "repressive measures" threatened.
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