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The Finnish Meteorological Institute has received a notice from the authorities. The Google services used on their website have transferred personal data to the United States and violated the EU data protection regulation.
According to the Deputy Data Protection Commissioner In the Google recaptcha and analytics services used by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the personal data transfer basis required by law is not defined or applied.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has been ordered to delete personal data transferred to the United States.
According to Technology & Economy the Google services in question are generally used by many different organizations and companies. The EU data protection regulation requires careful planning and accuracy when collecting personal data.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute has announced that it will remove the relevant services from its website. The decision is not yet legally binding.