European Union:
Google Faces Fines Throughout Europe
02 January 2015
Clyde & Co
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Data Protection Agencies (DPAs) in six European countries,
including the UK and the Netherlands, have opened investigations
into Google for its handling of user data since the introduction of
company guidelines two years ago. The Dutch DPA has reportedly
ordered Google to start seeking consent or face fines of up to
€15 million. Meanwhile, Google's French subsidiary has
been ordered by the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance to pay daily
fines of €1,000 unless links to a defamatory article are
removed from the parent company's entire global network, based
on the "right to be forgotten".
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