French watchdog says Google Analytics poses data privacy risks

The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Google Analytics, the world’s most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), risks giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users’ data, France’s watchdog CNIL said on Thursday.

In a decision targeting an unnamed French…