Google Pushes Back Against EU Plan to Open Search Data to AI Competitors
Google wants the EU court to put on hold an order that would force it to hand search data to OpenAI and other rivals, saying the move would put Europeans’ privacy at risk.
The Alphabet-owned company made the request to the General Court in Luxembourg on Tuesday, September 29, Reuters reported. On the same day, it also sued the European Commission over the July decision behind the order, which was issued under the Digital Markers Act (DMA).
The request raises the stakes, as filing an appeal does not pause the order. So, unless judges grant temporary relief, Google must start sharing data in January 2027, likely long before the court rules on the substances of the case.
A Google spokesperson said the order “risks serious harm to the privacy of European users,” the threshold the court applies when deciding whether to grant interim measures.
Oliver Bethel, the company’s senior...
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