More control over personal data
The internet giant Google has provided its users with new possibilities to control their personal data and privacy settings.
The website https://privacy.google.com gives an overview on how Google is handling data of its users. On https://myaccount.google.com, users find all options to secure their personal data, for example regarding their YouTube search history or privacy settings of their Google+ account.
Please find more information at this article of ECC Austria.
EVZ Österreich: Google und der Datenschutz
http://europakonsument.at/de/page/google-und-der-datenschutz
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By clicking on „accept“, you explicitly consent to transfer data to the USA. Caution: The US does not ensure an comparable adequate level of protection like the EU. Due to surveillance laws such as FISA 702, Youtube (Google Inc) is obliged to hand over your personal data to US authorities. There is no adequacy decision of the European Commission for the transfer of data to the USA. Furthermore, Youtube (Google Inc) cannot offer appropriate safeguards for compliance with an adequate level of protection comparable to that of the EU. Hence, in the US you do not have enforceable data subject rights and effective legal remedies that are equivalent to the level of protection guaranteed within the EU.
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