Google Faces $18 Million Fine By The Dutch Over Privacy Policy Improvement By February 2015

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Google says it's been making changes to its privacy policy in Europe, but, clearly, it's been inadequate so far or the Dutch data regulators wouldn't be raising the spectre of a fine. Whether $18 million is much of a dent or not is irrelevant as i'm sure Google would want to be seen to comply with the business practices demanded in Europe, and in this instance, The Netherlands.

Google Inc. (GOOGL) faces a third round of European fines after Dutch data regulators issued an ultimatum ordering the search-engine giant to improve its revamped privacy policy.

Google may be be fined as much as 15 million euros ($18.7 million) if it fails to meet an end-February 2015 deadline to comply with Dutch demands. These include asking users for their “unambiguous consent” and that they are given “clear and consistent information” about the way personal information is being used, the Netherlands authority said in an e-mailed statement today.

“Google catches us in an invisible web of our personal data without telling us and without asking us for our consent,” Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the Dutch privacy watchdog, said in the statement. “This has been ongoing since 2012 and we hope our patience will no longer be tested.” Google Faces $18 Million Fine By The Dutch Over Privacy Policy Improvement By February 2015 [bloomberg.com]

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