2021-02-25 12:35:22 GMT2021-02-25 20:35:22(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) A number of government agencies in Sweden pass on personal data belonging to individuals who visit their websites to Google despite guaranteeing anonymity, local media reported on Thursday.
More than 80 government agencies and over 150 authorities pass on personal data in the form of IP addresses belonging to those using their websites without informing them, according to Radio Sweden News.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that IP addresses can be used to identify individuals, according to the report.
The information is then stored on servers in the United States, making the issue more sensitive as personal data protection is not as strong as within the European Union.