WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai with concerns over Google's new retail shopping partnerships and plan to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini, into its shopping services.
"I am concerned that these partnerships and Google's integration of Gemini into its shopping service could allow Google and its retail partners to exploit sensitive user data to violate consumer privacy and manipulate consumers into spending more and paying higher prices," said Senator Warren.
On January 11, 2026, Google announced new partnerships with Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, Walmart, and other retailers to implement a new...