Google Challenges EU Order to Share Data and Open Android

Google has appealed an EU order to share data and open its Android system to rival AI services, citing privacy concerns.

The decision was made under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires tech firms to open up to competition in a bid to give users more choice.

According to Oliver Bethell, Google's senior director for competition, the company will have to share search data from January 2027 and make changes to Android by July next year.

However, Google argues that this will compromise user privacy, as it would require sharing private search history without sufficient anonymization and weaken security protections on Android.