Madrid – A Spanish consumer rights association on Friday said it had launched preliminary legal action against Google for allegedly collecting sensitive personal data and violating their right to privacy.
“The issue of privacy is extremely scandalous because not even the bare minimum is protected,” he added, saying Google could have provided the same services without unnecessarily collecting “an excessive amount of data”.
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Just think, if @Google wins this lawsuit, then we all lose.
The December 19, 2025 lawsuit against SerpApi isn’t as much a legal defense as it is a strategic move for total information… pic.twitter.com/QjSlss593u
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The AUC said it had asked Madrid courts to collect the names of Google and Android product users, estimating that up to 37 million people in Spain could be affected.
It is a prior step to presenting a collective lawsuit against Google Spain and Google Ireland as well as calculating how much compensation to demand, for which an expert report is being prepared.
A Google spokesperson said allegations that Android was a mass surveillance tool were “wrong” and that the courts should dismiss the AUC’s request for “massive intrusion”.
“This lawsuit is wrongly trying to protect user privacy while demanding the personal data of millions of people without their consent to prepare speculative class actions,” the spokesperson said.
Last month, a Spanish court ordered fellow US tech giant Meta to pay local media outlets 479 million euros ($560 million) in compensation for breaching EU data protection rules and engaging in unfair competition.
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Source: AFP
