Google Challenges EU Orders to Share Search and AI Data

Google challenged two European Union orders at the General Court in Luxembourg on Monday, arguing that mandates to share search data and AI services with rivals would compromise user privacy and security. The European Commission issued the orders in July under the Digital Markets Act to increase competition for Google's search engine and Gemini AI model.

Google contends that sharing private search histories without sufficient anonymization would cause irreversible harm to European users. The company also claims the mandates would weaken vital security protections on the Android operating system. In contrast, the European Commission maintains that the measures include robust safeguards for privacy and device integrity.

DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine, supported the EU's position. The company asserted that the anonymization framework is robust and characterized Google's legal appeal as a tactic to delay compliance before the mandates take effect next year.