Incident #048137 · 12 OCT 2026notable
YouTube privacy policy adds explicit law-enforcement data disclosure grounds under EU legal bases
The EU legal-bases table now names law-enforcement disclosure under three grounds: crime prevention as a legitimate interest, an imminent threat to life as a vital interest, and government legal requests as a legal obligation. The table's sentence that Google's legal team reviews every request and pushes back on overly broad ones was replaced by a link to data disclosure policies; the key-terms section still carries that statement. The signed-out personalisation sentence now says it can draw on activity across devices.
Taken from you
- The legal-bases table no longer says the legal team reviews every government request and pushes back on overly broad ones; it now links to data disclosure policies. The same statement still appears in the key-terms section.
- Explicit permission for disclosing data to law enforcement for crime prevention and investigation
- Signed-out preferences and ad personalisation now stated to draw on activity across devices
Won back
- Link to data disclosure policies on how requests are handled
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
For example, disclosing limited data to law enforcement authorities whenever appropriate for the purpose of preventing, detecting or investigating crimes.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
or disclosing certain data in response to legal requests from government authorities, regulators and courts in compliance with applicable law. |+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
whether to show you more relevant search results or ads based on your activity across devices.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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