Google retreat on EU privacy demands

Google made fresh concessions to European Union data protection officials, June 2007,agreeing to limit the amount of time it keeps users' personal search data to 18 months.

European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs: Data protection http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/overview/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs, Press Release, 16.5.07: Letter from Article 29 Working Party to Google regarding their new privacy practices http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/news/docs/pr_google_16_05_07_en.pdf

Google: Press Release, 11.6.07: How long should Google remember searches http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/how-long-should-google-remember.html

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