Brave Browser files a formal complaint against Google for breach of the EU GDPR law
Brave browser, a crypto-friendly browser based on the Google Chromium project, has unveiled a formal complaint against Google for violating the privacy of its users' data and violating the EU GDPR which protects online users against abuse of their personally identifiable data.
According to BraveGoogle is specifically guilty of abusing the RGPD "purpose limitation" provision that specifies that a company may only use the data it requests or collects from its users to the extent specified by the latter.
Brave states that Google does not adhere to this provision, but instead uses the data it collects about its users from its various companies, including YouTube and Gmail, in its various businesses.
“The GDPR's purpose limitation principle requires organizations to internally circumscribe personal data and use it only for the limited purpose for which it was collected. Brave evidence shows that free internal Google data is illegal, " Brave wrote in a notification Update on Monday regarding your formal complaint against Google.
The complaint, based on an investigation by Brave's Director of Policy and Industrial Relations, Dr. Johnny Ryan, quotes him as saying:
"Google has personal data about everyone. Collect this from products like YouTube and Gmail, and many other Google products that operate behind the scenes on the Internet. ”
The Brave browser was launched in 2015 to address the online privacy niche, offering its users an alternative to market stalkers who constantly abuse their users' rights.
The browser promises never to show its users unwanted ads, allow them to choose the ads they would like to see while allowing them to monetize their data. Users are rewarded on Brave's native blockchain token called Basic Attention Token (BAT), an ERC-20 token based on the popular Ethereum blockchain.
The Brave browser has always been a critic of Google and most of its criticisms focus on breaches of privacy policy. For example, last month, the upcoming browser sent a critical letter to the UK Competition and Markets Authority alleging that the Authority's failure to implement GDPR laws within its jurisdiction has given Google the freedom to dominate the market. The last complaint was made to the main enforcer of GDPR laws in the EU region instead of the UK Competition Authority.
Dr. Ryan says in Monday's notification that the application of the complaint "Would amount to a functional separation of Google's business". This is supposed to be a great result for Brave and other Google competitors.
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