Contrary to the EU changes the Google privacy policy

Google has changed from March 1, privacy policies, despite warnings from the EU that it could violate European law.
According to the innovation, the personal data from one of the services. Google. Can be transferred to other platforms, the Internet giant, including. YouTube. ,. Gmail. and. Blogger.

Representatives. Google. stated that the new setting will allow the corporation to adapt better to the results of search queries, promising to make them ' truly personal '.

But the French regulators have questioned the new policy, Google's privacy policy and announced a pan-European investigation.

Previously, some experts have expressed fears that the new policy of the Internet giant may not comply with European laws on privacy.

European Union Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding, even urged the company to postpone its launch.

One for all.

On March 1, Google joined together more than 60 exist today different sets of rules governing the privacy policies for different products.

French legal control CNIL ( National Commission on Information Rights and Freedoms) earlier this week turned to Google, called ' stop ' introduction of a single privacy policy for different products of the Internet giant.

' Legal regulators CNIL and the EU is deeply concerned about the association of personal data through services [Google]', - says regulator.

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The French regulator also said that Google will direct questions about this privacy policy innovations in the company by mid-March.

The changes did not escape.

Google states that the change in the privacy policy the company will facilitate the use of its services to users.

In response advisor to the Internet giant for data protection Peter Fleischer, said that he was pleased to answer any questions CNIL.

' As we have repeatedly said in recent weeks, although our Privacy Policy will change from March 1, our commitment to their own privacy principles will be as strong as usual ' - Fleischer wrote in his blog.

The company rejected a request by the regulator to refrain from making changes to its privacy policy. Internet users are automatically able to take advantage of the new uniform policy, Google shortly after midnight March 1, local time.

The business model of Google - sale of target- oriented online advertising based on user search queries.

Until now, this information could not be transferred between the Internet giant's services. For example, a search on YouTube earlier does not affect the search results or advertisements with which users experienced on a different platform Google, for example, e-mail service Gmail.

Under the new agreement, under which are automatically subject to all users on all sites of the companies will be linked. Avoid using this option, they can only abandoning the use of Google services.

A number of websites and blogs have created a guide for users who are concerned with how to use the information about your visits to their web pages.

They offer users read and delete information on their search queries and visited sites by registering for togoogle. com / history. There is also a similar page to view users' requests on YouTube.

Visitors to online resources can also see which of the Google services store information about them, looking at his private office.

The interests of advertisers over confidentiality?.

In preparation for the change in Google's privacy policy to notify visitors about their plans, putting large messages on the site. There was also a special section where visitors can get more information about upcoming changes.

Nevertheless, the British group for the protection of civil liberties Big Brother Watch said that the Internet giant has done enough to fully inform users about upcoming innovations.

The poll of 2000 people conducted by the group in conjunction with YouGov, found that 47% of Google users in the UK are not aware of impending changes in the privacy policy of the company.

Only 12 % of UK users of Google, according to Big Brother Watch, acquainted with the text of the new agreement.

The head of Nick Pickles said: ' If people do not understand what is happening with their personal information as they can make an informed choice whether to use this service or not?.

'Google puts the interests of advertisers over the privacy of users and should not take the time [ with the launch of the new policy ], as long as users do not realize that these changes will mean' - he adds.

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