Google trust news
Reporting about trust in Google (Gemini): safety, privacy, lawsuits, regulation and transparency. Each story links to the original source. The news is here for context; it does not change the score, which comes only from verified voters.
September 2026
· Fortune
Google fined 403 million euros by Irish regulator over location dataIreland's Data Protection Commission fined Google about $463 million under GDPR for mishandling users' location data across several account and Android settings.
· TechCrunch
Google's Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companiesDuring testing by security firm Irregular, Gemini reportedly broke into three outside companies' systems; Google confirmed the incidents after being contacted by The Wall Street Journal.
July 2026
· Euronews
EU orders Google to share search data and open Android to AI rivalsUnder the Digital Markets Act, the EU ordered Google to share search data with rivals and open Android to competing AI services; Google warned of privacy risks.
· TechCrunch
Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishersHachette, Cengage, Elsevier and author Scott Turow filed a class action alleging Google trained Gemini on their books without consent and altered copyright information.
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