Google faces €15m fines over privacy breaches in Netherlands

The search giant has been ordered to change the way it collects data from users that is then used to target advertising, or face a significant fineDutch authorities could fine Google as much as £12m (€15m) for online privacy breaches.The search company is failing to abide by the data protection act in the Netherlands by taking users’ private information such as browsing history and location data to target them with customised ads, according to the country’s Data Protection Authority