Incident #41832E · 03 AUG 2026notable
Google EU terms add network-cost clause and drop data-request section
The EU Google terms add a clause making users responsible for mobile and network data costs from Google services' background Internet use. They remove the 'Handling requests for your data' section and the mention of the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform. Legally required updates must now be provided for at least the minimum period in the Legal guarantee section. The withdrawal acknowledgement now also includes the content and the date and time of submission. The business liability exclusion now begins with 'Except as stated in the For all users section above'.
Taken from you
- Users are now responsible for network connection costs from Google services' background Internet use, including for advertising and improvement purposes
Won back
- Commitment to provide legally required updates for at least the legal guarantee minimum period
- Withdrawal acknowledgement will now include content and date/time of submission
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You're responsible for all of these network usages and associated costs.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Google uses the Internet in this way for a wide variety of purposes – for example, to provide software updates and to improve Google's services, security, user experience and/or Google's operations, including advertising.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
We must also make legally required updates, which are modifications that keep digital content, services or goods in conformity with the law, for at least the minimum time period mentioned in the Legal guarantee section.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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