Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data

Google argued that the European Commission's proposal to require sharing search data with third parties would "force us to hand this data over to third parties, with dangerously ineffective privacy protections." The European Commission required Google to grant third-party data access across its AI features and search engine to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Google stated it would "vigorously defend against this overreach, which far exceeds the DMA's original mandate and jeopardizes people's privacy and security."

Source: Ars Technica | 2026-06-29