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EU: Article 29 Data Protection Working Party asks Google to justify keeping server logs

01 June 2007

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The EU's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (representing all EU countries) has sent a Letter to Google (pdf) asking them to justify keeping server logs for 18-24 months when this information "can be linked to an identified or identifiable natural person". Asking Google to justify its policy the Working Party says:

"Although Google's headquarters are based in the United States Google is under legal obligation to comply with European laws, in particular privacy laws, as Google's services are provided to European citizens and it maintains data processing activities in Europe, especially the processing of personal data that takes place at its European centre"

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