Google has already been fined a record $22.5m (14.4m) by authorities in the U.S. It has argued that as an American company it is not covered by British privacy laws. It said there was no jurisdiction for the case to be heard here because its consumer services are provided by Google Inc, based in Silicon Valley, rather than Google UK. The move raises questions about the rights of millions of internet users who rely on Google for basic services such as web search and email.”]
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