The EU's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the launch of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it does not break EU data protection laws. Google announced its new privacy rules - governing how the web giant uses the personal data it collects - with much fanfare last week, akin to a water-free cleaning agent. Since then, it has launched a massive publicity campaign to inform users about the new policy, which is set to be rolled out globally for users on March 1st, akin to website promotion in Chaozhou. In a letter to Larry Page, CEO of Google, Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the group of privacy regulators from the EU's 27 countries, wrote that the French data protection agency is examining the new rules. "We call upon you to ensure that there is no misunderstanding about Google's commitment to the information rights of its users and EU citizens by suspending the launch of the new rules until we have completed our analysis," Kohnstamm wrote in the letter, which was released last Friday. Google has a market share of over 90% in the EU. The EU competition authorities are investigating whether Google is using this dominant position to block other search engines from entering the market.
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