Turkiye: Personal Data Protection Authority opened an ex officio investigation into Google regarding alleged unauthorised personal data processing by Google Assistant

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Personal Data Protection Authority opened an ex officio investigation into Google regarding alleged unauthorised personal data processing by Google Assistant

On 11 February 2026, the Turkish Data Protection Authority (KVKK) announced the initiation of an ex officio investigation into Google regarding the processing of personal data via its voice assistant service, Google Assistant. The investigation foll…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2026-02-11
under deliberation

On 11 February 2026, the Turkish Data Protection Authority (KVKK) announced the initiation of an ex…