A court requirement in France results in a prominent block of text telling people about a 150,000-euro fine and a commission's conclusion about how Google violated privacy law. February 9, 2014 7:39 AM PST Google's search page in France shows a notice of a fine related to a finding that it violated French privacy law. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Google has complied with a French court requirement that it notify people visiting its main search page about finding that it violated France's privacy law. The notice informs people of the 150,000-euro fine (about $204,000) regarding last year's move to a more streamlined, unified privacy policy. The French National Commission on Information and Liberty (CNIL) ordered the posting Friday. The Google.fr search page now includes the notice, including a link to the CNIL page explaining its finding and the sanction against Google.
A court requirement in France results in a prominent block of text telling people about a 150,000-euro fine and a commission's conclusion about how Google violated privacy law.
Google's search page in France shows a notice of a fine related to a finding that it violated French privacy law.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)
Google has complied with a French court requirement that it notify people visiting its main search page about finding that it violated France's privacy law.
The notice informs people of the 150,000-euro fine (about $204,000) regarding last year's move to a more streamlined, unified privacy policy. The French National Commission on Information and Liberty (CNIL) ordered the posting Friday.
The Google.fr search page now includes the notice, including a link to the CNIL page explaining its finding and the sanction against Google.
