Google also argued that this order would expose US citizens' search queries to other foreign and domestic companies.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has just called on Google to sell its Chrome web browser and make major changes to Android or sell the platform. Now, Google has hit back against this court filing.

The search giant reacted to the DoJ filing by saying the department was pushing a "radical interventionist agenda" and saying it was an "extreme proposal" that would have various adverse effects. It started by saying that selling Chrome and possibly Android would "endanger the security and privacy of millions of Americans" and "undermine" the quality of products.

Google also said the order would require Google's innovations, results, and "Americans' personal search queries" to be disclosed to foreign and domestic companies. Staying with personal search queries, the Mountain View company claimed that these proposed actions would "deliberately hobble" people's ability to access Google Search.

The big tech company also argued that the DoJ proposal would "chill" AI investment. Furthermore, Google claimed the proposal would force government "micromanagement" of Google Search and other technologies via the formation of a technical committee.

Google also said the Mozilla Firefox web browser would be one casualty of these proposed actions. The search giant has long paid Mozilla hundreds of millions of dollars for Google to be the default search engine, making up the majority of revenue for the alternative web browser.

In any event, this saga is far from over. Google concluded by saying it would file its own proposals in December and make a "broader case" in 2025.