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Google fined EUR 900,000 by Spanish data protection agency
2013-12-19 16:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Spain's Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has fined Google a total of EUR 900,000 for three serious breaches of the Spanish data protection law related to its handling of customers' personal information. According to the AEPD, Google is illegally collecting and processing information from both registered and unregistered users, the latter referring to "passive users" that have not requested Google's services but simply access websites that include elements managed by the company. The agency added that Google is collecting personal information via the nearly 100 services and products that it offers in Spain without providing adequate information on the data collected or the purpose of that data, and without obtaining users' valid consent.
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