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 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - An independent European Union panel is investigating whether Google Inc.'s Internet search engine abides by European privacy rules, which tend to be stricter than those in the United States.
EU spokesman Pietro Petrucci said Friday that the 28-member panel, which advises the European Commission and EU governments on data protection issues, wants Google to address concerns about the company's practice of storing and retaining user information for up to two years.
"This group has addressed a letter to Google raising a number of questions," Petrucci said. EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini backs the investigation. "He considers those questions raised by the letter to be appropriate and legitimate," Petrucci said.
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