- European data protection authorities "coordinating their enforcement actions" against Google European data protection authorities are "coordinating their enforcement actions" against Google after the company has apparently failed to take specific action on alleged "deficiencies" in its new privacy policy that came into effect one year ago.
- Irish data protection regulators seek "urgent" clarification from Facebook over proposed policy changes The Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner is seeking "urgent" clarification from Facebook concerning proposed changes to its privacy policy.
- Google bans promotions and competitions on Google+ Pages for brands As the dust settles on Google's launch of Google+ Pages for brands and businesses yesterday, we've dug a little deeper into the terms of service that each brand must adhere to on the network and found something very interesting.