Google Battles EU Orders for Search Data Sharing

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unit is pushing back against European Union orders that would require it to grant access to certain services and share search data with AI developers, such as OpenAI. The company argues that this would erode privacy safeguards and cause irreversible harm to users in the EU.

The appeals were filed Monday with the General Court in Luxembourg, targeting decisions made by EU antitrust regulators under the Digital Markets Act. Google claims that complying with these orders would compromise vital security protections on its Android platform.

EU regulators have defended the orders, saying they contain robust protections for user privacy and device integrity. However, Google maintains that the anonymization framework is insufficient to safeguard users' private search history.

The dispute highlights the tension between regulators seeking to dismantle what they view as entrenched gatekeeper advantages and platform operators warning that forced data sharing could undermine security architecture.