. . BUSINESS: CORPORATIONS: NAMED CORPORATIONS: GOOGLE : INTERNET : PRIVACY : LAW: CASES : BUSINESS: CORPORATIONS: CORPORATE POLICIES: Privacy Group Wanting FTC to Punish Google Files Lawsuit . . Privacy Group Wanting FTC to Punish Google Files Lawsuit By Cecilia Kang Published: February 8, 2012 Bloomberg Washington Post Business http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/privacy-advocacy-group-files-lawsuit-to-punish-google/ 2012/02/08/gIQAQgJ6zQ_story.html
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/6nmjvta . .Privacy advocates on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit aimed at forcing government officials to punish Google over alleged privacy violations.
.In the complaint, the Electronic Privacy and Information Center said Googles plans to tie together data of users across services beginning March 1 violates a settlement agreement the company struck with the Federal Trade Commission last summer over a separate privacy controversy.
.EPIC asked the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to force the FTC to take action against Google. If the FTC finds that the firm violated its June 2011 settlement terms, Google could be forced to pay fines of $10,000 for each violation an amount that could explode because of the popularity of Googles services, experts say.
.The imminent change in Googles business practices threatens the same customer interests that the FTCs consent decree sought to protect, EPIC said in its suit. If the FTC does not act to prevent the change, all Google users, including EPIC, face an imminent harm that is both certain and great.
.The FTC didnt comment specifically on Googles new privacy policy changes, but spokeswoman Claudia Farrell said the agency takes compliance with our consent orders very seriously and always looks carefully at any evidence that they are being violated.
.The agencys settlement with Google last summer came after it charged Google with violating privacy laws by exposing information of Gmail users when rolling out its now-defunct social network, Google Buzz.
.Under the terms of the FTC settlement, Google is required to clearly notify users of new changes in its privacy policies.
.The new lawsuit comes after U.S. lawmakers and regulators in Europe have raise concerns that the firm is overstepping privacy rights by creating more robust profiles of users, stitching together profiles of users across various Google services.
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