Privacy advocates want Google to stop handing consumer data over to ICE

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a complaint with California and New York attorneys general alleging Google engages in deceptive trade practices by secretly disclosing user data to law enforcement without required notification. The complaint centers on a case where DHS accessed a former Cornell PhD candidate's email without his knowledge, despite Google's stated policy to notify users before law enforcement disclosure. EFF claims this is part of a systemic pattern where Google sometimes skips notification to expedite compliance with government demands.