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Google may report violations to authorities

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Medium Apr 18, 2026

The updated policy makes several material clarifications about how Google links your activity across websites and apps. It shifts from describing analytics tools in isolation to framing them as part of a broader 'ad and analytics services' ecosystem, and broadens the scope of data linking to explicitly include 'cookies and other technologies'. The policy also clarifies that data sharing occurs even in private browsing modes. Review your Google Account activity controls to understand what data is being collected and linked across services you use.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1873 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Datadog Medium

Datadog may report any activity that it suspects violates any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators, or other appropriate third parties. Such reporting may include disclosing appropriate customer data.

Runway Medium

If, as a result of the investigation, Company believes that criminal activity has occurred, Company reserves the right to refer the matter to, and to cooperate with, any and all applicable legal authorities.

Hugging Face Medium

To report illegal content, Australian residents can email aus-online-safety@huggingface.co. This enables Hugging Face to inform you of the outcome of our investigation and any actions taken...

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In certain circumstances, we may also report the violation to appropriate authorities.

Excerpt from Google's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GLBA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Privacy Policy
Entity
Google
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018023
Document ID
CA-D-00015
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e3afa08c405a354175f73573062acfb3be4f7465ec3dba3410a8ca4258a72f61
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 17:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Google
Document: Google Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018023
Captured: 2026-07-09 17:35:53 UTC
SHA-256: e3afa08c405a3541…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google/google-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-018023/google-may-report-violations-to-authorities/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Google's Google may report violations to authorities clause do?

The clause states: “In certain circumstances, we may also report the violation to appropriate authorities.”

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