Google has been given 18 months by the Italian data regulator to change how it handles and stores user data. Users will now have to grant permission before the firm creates a profile on them, and Google has to honour requests to delete data within two months...In a statement, the data watchdog said Google's disclosure to users remained inadequate...A Google spokesman said "We've engaged fully with the Italian DPA throughout this process to explain our privacy policy and how it allows us to create simpler, more effective services, and we'll continue to do so. We'll be reading their report closely to determine next steps."...The command follows a cross-European investigation that found that the Californian company was in violation of the EU's privacy policy laws...