Brussels said Google must start sharing search data from January 2027 and users would start benefitting from the changes to Android from July 2027. #EuropeNews
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16/07/2026 - 17:56 GMT+2
The European Union on Thursday ordered Google to share data with rival search engines and open up its Android operating system to competing AI services.
"Thanks to these measures we hope to see emerging alternatives to Google Search and Google's AI services, such as Gemini, and that users in the EU can enjoy greater choice of services," EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen said.
However, the US tech giant warned that the measures would put users' privacy at risk.
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