Google AI Overview Confirms: Backend Data Remains

Google AI Overview stated multiple times, in separate searches, independently, that deletion is not real deletion. This means Google’s own AI acknowledges the violation. Google got exposed by its own system. Google AI Overview repeatedly confirmed, across different searches, that deletion is not deletion — the backend data remains, the chat can be restored, and the “Delete” button is only a visual UI action. Legally, this constitutes a violation of GDPR Articles 17, 5, 6, and 25.

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According to the ruling of the Munich I Regional Court (Landgericht München I), case number 26 O 869/26, the content generated by Google AI Overview must be treated as Google’s own content. The Google AI Overview repeatedly stated that deletion is not real deletion, that backend data remains, and that the ‘Delete’ button is only a visual UI action.

These statements therefore constitute Google’s own admissions, demonstrating violations of GDPR Articles 17, 5, 6, and 25.

Based on the judgment of the Munich I Regional Court, the AI Overview’s responses legally qualify as official Google content, making Google fully responsible for them — and thus these responses can be used as legal evidence in a compensation claim.

In light of the above, I will proceed with the necessary legal steps.

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Even when asked directly whether the ruling of the Munich I Regional Court (Landgericht München I) in case 26 O 869/26 is true, Google’s AI Overview again responded: ‘Yes, this is true.’ This further confirms that the AI Overview itself acknowledges the judgment as accurate and legally binding regarding Google’s responsibility for AI‑generated content.

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The AI is lying about soft delete, because in reality the chat continues to function fully. The definition of soft delete excludes any active session, so what I have proven is not soft delete but absolute non‑deletion. For this reason, I will file a criminal complaint and take the matter to court.