Europe to move against Google on privacy EUROPEAN data protection agencies intend to take action against US internet giant Google after it failed to follow their orders to comply with EU privacy laws, a French agency says. In October the data protection agencies of the 27 EU states warned Google its new confidentiality policy did not comply with European law and gave it four months to make changes or face legal action. "At the end of a four-month delay accorded to Google to comply with the European data protection directive and to implement effectively (our) recommendations, no answer has been given," said France's CNIL data protection agency. National authorities responsible for enforcing data protection laws in the EU said they plan to set up a working group to "co-ordinate their coercive actions." Google rolled out the new privacy policy in March 2012, allowing it to track users across various services to develop targeted advertising, despite sharp criticism from US and European consumer advocacy groups. It contends the move simplifies and unifies its policies across its various services such as Gmail, YouTube, Android mobile systems, social networks and internet search. But critics argue the policy, which offers no ability to opt out aside from refraining from signing into Google services, gives the operator of the world's largest search engine unprecedented ability to monitor its users. Google reiterated on Monday its confidentiality policy is in line with European law. "Our privacy policy respects European law and allows us to create simpler, more effective services," Google said in a statement following CNIL's announcement. The California-based firm said previously the changes are designed to improve the user experience across the various Google products, and give the firm a more integrated view of its users, an advantage enjoyed by Apple and Facebook. "We have engaged fully with the CNIL throughout this process, and we'll continue to do so going forward," it added.