Google and Facebook face tougher EU tax and privacy rules

Google and Facebook face being regulated and taxed where customers use their websites under proposals France is pushing Europe to adopt. The plans also aim to tackle internet surveillance with stricter laws on privacy in the wake of recent revelations of the US National Security Agency’s data program. The proposals could put Europe at loggerheads with the US, which has previously reacted angrily at attempts to impose greater regulation on the internet or the companies that use the global network.