#publisher Metro » Take Google to task over internet privacy breaches, Britons urge Comments Feed alternate alternate Metro WordPress.com [tr?id=1522229268091476&ev=PageView&noscript=1] IFRAME: //www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NX8Q6N This site uses cookies. By continuing, your consent is assumed. Learn more News... but not as you know it 68.3m shares Trending Nutshell * Home * News + UK + World + Weird + Tech * Sport + Football + Oddballs + Club Metro + Transfer news + Viral videos * Entertainment + Showbiz + TV + Film + Music + Gaming + Celebrity Big Brother + Soaps * Lifestyle + Sex + Fashion + Food + Travel * More + Lifestyle + Blogs + Competitions + Jobs + Property * Search Metro * Follow us Take Google to task over internet privacy breaches, Britons urge [aidan-radnedge.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=40&h=40& crop=1] Aidan Radnedge for Metro.co.ukMonday 24 Jun 2013 1:41 am Take Google to task over internet privacy breaches Google in the firing line over privacy breaches (Picture: EPA) Google should face tougher penalties if it keeps infringing internet privacy and on rules on personal data use, a poll of users has revealed. While 79 per cent of all those logging on are worried about their online privacy, more than two fifths believe they are being ‘harmed’ by multinationals such as Google collecting masses of personal data for their own ‘internal’ use. Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch, which commissioned the survey, said: ‘The widespread support for EU regulators to do more to ensure Google complies with existing privacy regulations highlights how people want to see real, concrete action taken to protect their privacy. ‘Online privacy is a global issue of real importance to people and the overwhelming message is that citizens do not feel their authorities are doing enough to stop the desire of large companies to collect vast amounts of data on them.’ Mr Pickles highlighted Germany as a fine example to follow after the government there took ‘strong legal action’ against companies who do not respect people’s privacy. He added: ‘The fact many of the highest-profile privacy lawsuits have been tackled first there and data protection law is vigorously enforced clearly contributes to citizens feeling their rights are being defended. ‘Sadly, around the rest of the world, it is clear people do not have this confidence and want more done to rein in companies like Google.’ Although about 68 per cent of Britons said they feared for their privacy, 94 per cent of Indian web users saw it as a great concern, the research by ComRes revealed. 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