How Google lost the trust of Europe’s Data Protection Authorities Just published on Hawktalk: http://amberhawk.typepad.com/amberhawk Over the last two years, various European Data Protection Commissioners have taken action against Google. Hardly a month goes by without something being reported: a €145,000 StreetView fine here or a court case about jurisdiction there. So it is important to understand: “why is Google on the receiving end all this enforcement action?”. Why now, and not five years ago? What has changed?.. Of interested follow the link Chris ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^