European standoff over search engine data
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For more than a year, European data privacy officials have been battling with U.S. Internet search engines, trying to get them to conform to European restrictions on the storage of personal information gleaned from the Web.
Now, as the U.S. titans Google, Microsoft and Yahoo continue to retain personal data beyond the six-month time limit established this year by the European Commission, regulators say their patience is running thin.
"For the moment, Google refuses to submit to European data protection law," said Alex Türk, the French data protection chief, who is also the chairman of a European Commission working group on the issue. "Despite some progress, significant work must still be carried out to guarantee the rights of Internet users and to ensure the respect of their privacy."
Now, as the U.S. titans Google, Microsoft and Yahoo continue to retain personal data beyond the six-month time limit established this year by the European Commission, regulators say their patience is running thin.
"For the moment, Google refuses to submit to European data protection law," said Alex Türk, the French data protection chief, who is also the chairman of a European Commission working group on the issue. "Despite some progress, significant work must still be carried out to guarantee the rights of Internet users and to ensure the respect of their privacy."
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