Landgericht Berlin: Google Account Creation Infringed GDPR

More than 70 services at one stroke: If you create a Google account, you agree with a single consent. Consumer protectors had complained against it.

Why, why, why? Tech giant Google must disclose its data to users who process its more than 70 services during account registration, the Regional Court of Berlin decides after a lawsuit by the Consumers' Central Association. The previous practice of consenting to data processing does not correspond to the GDPR. Google has already appealed against the judgment. n-tv.de, vzbv.de

More than 70 services at one stroke: Those who create a Google account agree to the data processing with a single consent. Consumer protectors had sued against this. Google must, according to a judgement of the Landgericht Berlin, disclose its users during the account registration, which its more than 70 services process their data. The civil chamber thus granted a lawsuit of the Federal Association of Consumer Centres (vzbv). The consumer prote…