Dutch DPA Announces Potential $18.5 Million Fine on Google

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed an “incremental penalty payment” on Google, which could exceed $18.5 million, said a Dutch DPA blog post Monday. The Dutch DPA said Google is "acting in breach of several provisions of the Dutch data protection act with its new privacy policy, introduced in 2012.” A study by the DPA found that “Google combines personal data of internet users, amongst others to display personalised ads,” said the blog post. The DPA listed a set of privacy changes Google should enact by February. Google didn’t comment.