68% of Brits worried about online security run by Google
THE majority of Britons are concerned about their online privacy and back an investigation into internet giant Google’s data policies, campaigners will say today.
A survey by privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch found that 68 per cent of respondents are concerned about online privacy with nearly a quarter “very concerned”.
More than seven in ten of respondents said European data watchdogs were right to investigate the company’s privacy policy, which allows the search engine to pool user data from all its services ranging from YouTube to Gmail. The majority – 66 per cent – of the public said national regulators should be doing more to force Google to comply with existing European directives on privacy.
