Google won't delay new privacy policy despite EU concerns

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Google does not plan to delay its new privacy policy despite calls from Europe's data protection watchdog.

The Article 29 Working Party (A29 WP), made up of the data regulators from all European Union member states as well as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), sent a letter to Google saying that the Internet giant should "pause" before going ahead with the planned changes to its privacy policy. In January Google announced that it would "simplify" its privacy regulations as of March 1. This would create a single privacy policy for all its services including YouTube, Gmail and Google+. However, the request is not legally binding and Google believes that any changes to its schedule would confuse users. Spokesman Al Verney also expressed some surprise at the timing of the letter: "We briefed most of the members of the working party in the weeks leading up to our announcement. None of them expressed substantial concerns at the time."


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