The EU data protection authorities have published their common findings in an investigation led by French data protection agency Cnil into Google's new privacy policy, which came into force on 1 March. They are asking the company to update the privacy policy in several areas. The authorities recommend clearer information for users and ask Google to offer them improved control over the combination of data across its numerous services. They also want Google to modify the tools it uses to avoid an excessive collection of data. The EU data protection authorities ask Google to provide clearer and more comprehensive information about the collected data and purposes of each of its personal data processing operations. For instance, they recommend the implementation of a presentation with three levels of detail to ensure that information complies with the requirements laid down in the directive and does not degrade the users' experience. The ergonomics of the privacy policy could also be improved with interactive presentations.
