Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE
Google promised to notify users before handing data to law enforcement. It didn't—and regulators are taking notice.
Why it matters
Privacy policy enforcement is becoming a regulatory flashpoint for big tech. This EFF complaint signals that AI-era data practices face heightened scrutiny from state AGs, with implications for how companies handle user data in training, surveillance, and law enforcement contexts.
The key facts
10 to knowEFF filing complaint with California and New York attorneys general
Google allegedly violated decade-long promise to notify users before law enforcement data disclosure
Case: ICE accessed Cornell PhD candidate Amandla Thomas-Johnson's university email without user notification
Allegation: deceptive trade practices
Affects billions of Google users globally
EFF filing complaints with California and New York attorneys general
Google allegedly failed to notify users of ICE data access
Case involves Cornell PhD candidate Amandla Thomas-Johnson
Policy violation: Google promised notification before law enforcement disclosure
Nearly a decade of unfulfilled notification commitments
Go to the source
The Verge Techtheverge.com
Publisher excerpt: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is asking the attorneys general of California and New York to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices, saying the tech giant fails to notify users before handing over their data to law enforcement agencies like ICE. "For nearly a decade, Google has…