"Google did not provide any precise and effective answers, " CNIL said on Monday.

BBC: EU 'may take action' against Google over privacy policy

"After this period has expired, Google has not implemented any significant compliance measures, " said French data watchdog CNIL in a statement.

BBC: European data watchdogs target Google over privacy

In March, Google was hit by a fine from France's privacy watchdog, CNIL, over data obtained mistakenly through the company's Street View service.

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"We have engaged fully with the CNIL throughout this process, and we'll continue to do so going forward, " the firm told the BBC.

BBC: EU 'may take action' against Google over privacy policy

In addition, said CNIL, Google was warned about the potential for action on 19 March in a meeting with officials from six data watchdogs.

BBC: European data watchdogs target Google over privacy

Therefore, they propose to set up a working group, led by the CNIL, in order to coordinate their reaction, which should take place before summer.

BBC: EU 'may take action' against Google over privacy policy

The French data protection agency CNIL has had an early view of some of the information collected and said it included data such as passwords.

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Specifically, CNIL said it was unhappy that users were unable to determine or control what kinds of data were being processed and for what use.

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Late last month, France's data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Information et des Libertes (CNIL) wrote to Larry Page warning him that Google's new privacy policy might be unlawful in the EU. The CNIL letter was strongly supported by EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, who also requested that Google delayed the implementation of the policy.

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