Privacy: Regulators Asked to wait for Google to Change its Policy
The group of Article 29 (G29), which brings together regulators from the European privacy, asked Google to postpone the introduction of its new privacy policy, explaining you need time to consider the implications this change.
Google announced last week have made a massive overhaul of the conditions for use of its services, the group has consolidated all of its regulations in a single text, which also provides that the company can share information between its various service, Gmail, YouTube, Blogger, Google + …
The company highlights the fact that simplification of rules will allow it to offer innovative new services, such as to integrate the appointment calendar in Google‘s mapping service and has given its users to March 1 to accept the new rules. Customers not wishing to accept no longer be able, at that time, use Google‘s services that require registration.
In an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page , European regulators argue that, given “the wide variety of services offered by Google, and the popularity of these services, change your privacy policy may have an impact on a very large number of citizens of the European Union. [...] We want to assess the possible consequences of these changes on how the personal data of citizens are addressed. ” The investigation will be “so-coordinate” , explains the G29, and will be led by the French CNIL.
In the meantime, the G29 request to Google for their leaving more time before implementing the policy change, “in order to ensure that there is no misunderstanding about Google‘s commitment to its users and European citizens ” , and leave time to G29 to analyze in detail this evolution. Google announced having consulted with the protection of privacy before putting in place the policy change, but it has clearly not been enough.
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