Google makes EU-wide data ‘consent’ changes after Italian pressure (update*)
By Lewis Crofts ( November 21, 2025, 11:59 GMT | Insight) -- Google will give users clearer information on how their data are handled across its suite of services after an Italian push for concessions that affect the company’s compliance with the EU's "gatekeeper" rules. The Digital Markets Act, governing how companies can combine data across products, is overseen by the European Commission, but Italy’s regulator has extracted further changes from Google. After the Italian change, the rollout will be EU-wide, MLex understands.Google will give users clearer information on how their data are handled across its suite of services after the Italian authority pushed for concessions that affect the company’s compliance with EU-level rules for digital gatekeepers....
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