France threatens Google with privacy fines

France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users - or be fined.

While the fines threatened are small by the standards of one of the world's richest companies, the move puts new pressure on Google as it smarts from recent criticism over providing customer data to US government surveillance efforts. The French agency that regulates information technology says that five other European countries are taking similar steps in a staggered offensive against Google's privacy policy between now and the end of July. (AP)