Exclusive: Top Google scientist says EU data measures pose privacy risk for users

Exclusive: Top Google scientist says EU data measures pose privacy risk for users

By Yun Chee Foo
Publication Date: 2026-05-05 18:53:00

A top Google scientist sent a warning to EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday that its proposal requiring the company to share search engine data with rivals such as OpenAI risked exposing users’ private information, the sternest rebuke yet in a tussle over ​Google’s lucrative business model.