Google seeks interim halt to EU search-data sharing order

On September 30, 2026, Reuters reported that Google asked the EU General Court for interim relief from a European Commission order requiring access to search data for rival search engines and AI services. Google argues that compliance risks serious harm to European users' privacy, while the Commission says its July decision accounts for integrity, security and end-user data protection. The dispute turns data sovereignty into a three-way conflict among competition access, privacy safeguards and control of strategically valuable behavioral data. Firms advising platforms or data recipients should plan for conditions on anonymization, security, permitted use and deletion even if the court allows access, because an interim outcome will not resolve the underlying Digital Markets Act challenge.