France Threatens Sanctions Against Google
Says company isn't complying with state's privacy guidlines
France's data protection watchdog said Friday it would take action against US giant Google for failing to comply with national privacy guidelines.
The issue of data protection has gathered steam worldwide following revelations by Edward Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, that the US had a vast, secret programme called PRISM to monitor Internet users.
France's CNIL said Google had failed to comply with data protection guidelines within a three-month deadline and said it would begin a formal sanction procedure, under which the US giant could be fined up to 150,000 euros ($205,000).
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