The European Union has ordered Google to change the way it gathers personal information in order to protect the privacy of its users.
In March, Google brought in a policy allowing it to pool all the information gathered about people by its individual services like YouTube, Gmail, social network Google+ and smartphone system Android.
The EU says the practice does not conform with its legislation.
Google has been told it should give clearer information about what data is being collected and for what purpose, the BBC reports. It has also been told to give users more control over how the information is combined.
The investigation was lead by French data agency CNIL, which has threatened legal action if Google fails to make changes
