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Google and privacy: 6 EU countries take action

Google - AP

Regulators in Google's largest European markets are taking joint action to try and force the company to overhaul its privacy policy.

 

US regulators push for online "do not track" system

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. regulators pushed Internet companies on Monday to adopt a "Do Not Track" system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, and asked Congress to pass privacy legislation.

 

Facebook's Automated Photo Tagging Prompts EU Probe

European Union data-protection regulators will probe Facebook after it started a rollout of its new face-recognition photo-tagging system.

 

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