Google is ruffling some more feathers, this time in the UK regarding Internet privacy laws. Google stores their data for up to 2 years and the EU says a line may have been crossed. Google received a letter from the EU asking them to explain why data was kept on file for so long. Schaar’s spokeswoman, Gabriele Loewnau had this to say about the case:

We first wanted to give Google the time to respond before we comment,

Google will of course claim their innocence and blame the whole industry for the lack of privacy on the Internet. It is true though, there are companies aside from Google who do use their data for personal or corporate financial gain. Google for the most part has proven to handle personal privacy issues pretty well. More to come if the EU acts on their claim.