European Parliament and Provisional data 25 June 2003, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2113/03 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Emergence in Europe of a new monopoly on dissemination of information via the Internet and worrying collection of personal data.

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The document presents a written question by Erik Meijer to the European Commission regarding concerns over Google's dominant position in the internet search engine market and its implications for personal data privacy. The Commission's response indicates that it is monitoring the situation but has not received complaints regarding Google's practices, asserting that existing EU data protection directives provide adequate privacy safeguards. The Commission does not plan to introduce additional binding rules at this time, as it finds no substantial evidence warranting further investigation into Google's operations.AI