The EU's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the launch of its new privacy policy until they have confirmed that it does not break EU data protection laws. Google unveiled its new privacy rules - governing how the web giant uses the personal data it collects - with much fanfare last week. Since then, it has rolled out a massive campaign informing users around its new policy, which is being launched globally on March 1. In a letter to Google chief executive Larry Page, Jacob Kohnstamm, chairman of the group of privacy watchdogs from the EU's 27 states, said that France's data protection agency was looking into the new rules. "We therefore call upon you to guarantee that there will be no misunderstanding about Google's commitments towards the information rights of their 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 made public on Friday. Google has a market share of over 90 per cent in the EU. EU competition authorities are examining whether Google uses this dominant position to block other search engines from entering the market. Related thematic articles: If you want more people to visit your website, you need to know how to make your website search engine friendly To get the best free website promotion avenues The winner New York Giants Cruz dance into Super Bowl spotlight How website design promotion can help you In China, human cost to build an iPad