Jealous EU Warns Google on Data Retention Policy嫉妒欧盟警告Google的数据保留政策

European Union has issued a warning letter to Google requesting Google to justify its policy of retaining data on Internet addresses and individual search habits for up to two years as this policy might be violating European Union privacy laws.欧洲联盟已发出警告信给Google要求Google证明其政策保留的数据，互联网地址和个人搜索习惯长达两年，作为这项政策可能违反了欧盟的隐私法。 The letter was sent out by an advisory panel of data-protection chiefs from the 27 countries in the European Union.这封信是发出了一个咨询小组的数据保护酋长从27个国家的欧洲联盟。

The emergence of Google in the internet industry has undoubtedly provoked the envy and suspicion of European industrial players.的出现， Google在互联网行业，无疑是挑起嫉妒和猜疑的欧洲工业的球员。 European policy makers have implemented a series of aggressive action to rein in global technology companies.欧洲决策者已经实施了一系列的侵略行动，以遏制在全球的科技公司。 The advisory panel is concerned that Google’s retention period is too long and is intended to serve commercial interests.咨询小组关注的是， Google的保存期限过长，用意是提供服务的商业利益。 The data is often used to direct advertising to users.数据是经常被用来直接广告给用户。 Google claimed that it has shortened the retention of customer data which had previously been unlimited, to up to two years.在Google声称，它缩短了保留客户的数据，以前曾是无限的，最多为两年。 Other large search engines like Yahoo and MSN Search have not disclosed how long they keep data.其他大型搜索引擎如雅虎和MSN的搜索没有透露他们如何长期保持的数据。

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