Google EU Legal Battle
Google appeals European Union orders to share search data and open Android AI.
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Google has asked the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg to overturn two European Commission orders under the Digital Markets Act. The orders require Google to share certain search data with competitors and open Android features to rival AI assistants. Eligible search rivals are due to receive data on queries, rankings, clicks and views from January 2027; Android interoperability measures are scheduled to begin in 2027, with some requirements extending to 2028. Google argues the measures could expose sensitive user information and weaken Android security, while the Commission says safeguards, including anonymisation, are built in and the rules are intended to promote competition. The case highlights a widening dispute over how far EU regulators can require dominant technology platforms to open their services to competitors.
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The Commission’s search-data safeguards include removing exact timestamps, filtering extremely long or uncommon queries, generalising location data and modifying interaction data before disclosure.
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The Android order covers 11 specific AI interoperability features, including access to app interactions and sensor data; concurrent hotword detection is required by August 2028.
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Google says Android is already open and interoperable, and argues the EU order would require it to hand over private search data without adequate anonymisation, users’ knowledge or consent.
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The order is aimed at giving rival assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity system-level access to Android capabilities that Google’s Gemini currently uses, including voice commands and contextual features.
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