TechHive: Google fined $1.2 million by Spain over privacy practices

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Google fined $1.2 million by Spain over privacy practices Dec 21st 2013, 11:27, by John Ribeiro Spain's data protection authority has fined Google $1.2 million and ordered the company to fall in line with the country's data protection rules without delay. The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), said Thursday that Google does not provide users enough information about the personal information it collects, and the purposes it uses it for. It also objects to Google combining data gathered from its various services in violation of local laws. The Internet company does not, for example, inform Gmail users that the content of mails and attached files are filtered to insert tailored advertising, AEPD said. Google is also said to keep the data for periods longer than permitted under local data laws. The company was fined $409,500 for each of three violations, AEPD said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: google-privacy-100032193-small.jpg

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