Electronic Frontier FoundationApr 14
Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government
EFF to State AGs: Investigate Google's Broken Promise to Users Targeted by the Government

Google's Failure to Warn Users About Law Enforcement Demands for Data Is Deceptive

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For nearly a decade, Google has promised to tell users before giving their data to law enforcement. Many times, it has. But through a hidden practice, Google has likely systematically broken that promise numerous times, as it did to Amandla Thomas-Johnson. (2/4)
Show threadElectronic Frontier FoundationApr 14
Last year, Google handed Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the government's invalid subpoena, breaking a long-standing promise to users (3/4) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data
Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.

In 2025, Google gave Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the subpoena, breaking a nearly decade-long promise to notify users before handing their data to law enforcement.

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