EU to Dig Deeper Into Web Search Privacy Issues

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EU regulators said they would expand their ongoing probe into the privacy issues first raised about search engine giant Google to include other major search tools. The decision of the European Commission’s data watchdog group to broaden its probe into the privacy implications of rapidly evolving search technologies means Google will have to wait longer to find out whether it will face any sanctions from European regulators. The group will “deal with search engines in general, and scrutinize their activities from a data protection point of view,” it said.