The FT reports that European data protection officials are concerned that Google may be contravening European privacy laws by keeping data on internet searches for too long. They say:
The Article 29 working party, a group of national officials that advises the European Union on privacy policy, sent a letter to Google last week asking the company to justify its policy of keeping information on individuals’ internet searches for up to two years.
FT.com / Companies / Media & internet - EU probes Google grip on data:
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