The Californian company’s privacy rules have been under the microscope following changes which allowed the search engine to pool user data from across several of its services, which include YouTube and Gmail.

Effective answers

Following Google’s decision to consolidate 60 policies into one last year –without giving users a chance to opt out – Europe’s 27 data regulators imposed a deadline on the company to change its approach, reports the EurActiv news web site.
However, Google is yet to make any changes and French regulator CNIL  accused the company of not providing ‘any precise and effective answers.’

European law

CNIL also suggested that a working group should be created to take action against Google in the summer.
Google has repeatedly said that its  privacy policy adheres to European law. The company said  that it responded to CNIL on 8 January and had addressed the French watchdog’s concerns.
‘We have engaged fully with CNIL throughout the process and will continue to do so,’ Google spokesman Al Verney said.