Fahad HMay 17, 20192 min readClass-action lawsuit accuses Google of improperly withholding refunds for ad fraudIn 2017, Google agreed to provide refunds to selected advertisers using DoubleClick Bid Manager (now called Display & Video 360) where...
Fahad HOct 17, 20182 min readHow will Google’s new Android app licensing rules in Europe impact Chrome and search?On Tuesday, Google took action to comply with the European Commission’s (EC’s) antitrust decision requiring it to de-couple Google Play...
Fahad HOct 9, 20182 min readGoogle appeals record $5 billion EU antitrust Android fineEarlier today Google filed an appeal of the European Commission’s (EC’s) record €4.3 billion (roughly $5 billion) antitrust fine. The...
Fahad HSep 26, 20182 min readAttorneys General take aim at tech companies with potential multistate actionIn Washington, DC, Tuesday, there was a meeting of state Attorneys General about big technology companies and their impact on the market...
Fahad HAug 30, 20182 min readUS senator calls on FTC to open new antitrust investigation against GoogleEarlier today Senator Orrin Hatch called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open a new antitrust investigation of Google in a...
Fahad HAug 21, 20182 min readGoogle faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location trackingA California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...
Fahad HAug 14, 20183 min readAP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned offYesterday, the AP reported that Google collects user location data regardless of user Location History settings: Google wants to know...
Fahad HJul 18, 20182 min readFTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against GoogleMark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following today’s record antitrust fine imposed on Google parent Alphabet in Europe, US Federal Trade...
Fahad HJul 18, 20183 min readGoogle hit with largest-ever $5 billion antitrust penalty in Android caseIt’s the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC) and nearly double the last antitrust fine Google received...
Fahad HJul 9, 20182 min readReport: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next weekReports out today from the The Washington Post and Reuters say that the European Commission (EC) is readying a second multibillion-euro...
Fahad HMay 29, 20188 min readGoogle holds an AMA-style meeting with dozens of publishers on GDPRThe format of the meeting was an AMA (ask me anything) with legal and product executives who have been involved with Google’s GDPR...
Fahad HMay 24, 20182 min readYelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against GoogleAccording to the Financial Times (paywall), Yelp has formally complained to the European Commission (EC) that Google “abused its...
Fahad HMay 21, 20182 min read60 Minutes segment: Google is a monopoly without questionIn last night’s widely anticipated “60 Minutes” segment on Google, the program asks, “How Did Google Get So Big?” The answer the...
Fahad HApr 25, 20181 min readReports: Fake reviews are a growing problem on Amazon, GoogleAs reviews have grown in importance, so have efforts to game the system. The problem is growing on both Google Maps and Amazon, according...
Fahad HMar 27, 20181 min readOracle’s $9 billion Java lawsuit against Google back from the deadOracle’s suit against Google has been brought back to life by a federal appeals court. The underlying lawsuit involved Google’s...
Fahad HMar 14, 20181 min readReport: France suing Google, Apple over mobile developer contract termsFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the country will take Apple and Google to court over mobile developer contracts. The move is...
Fahad HJan 23, 20182 min readNews Corp’s Rupert Murdoch calls (again) for payments from Silicon ValleyNews Corp Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch has long been critical of Google and online content aggregators in general. He sees them as...
Fahad HOct 4, 20173 min readGoogle extends olive branch to publishers, lays out new focus on subscriptionsIn a rare joint appearance, Google executives Philipp Schindler, chief business officer, and Sridhar Ramaswamy, SVP of ads and commerce,...
Fahad HSep 16, 20172 min readGab.ai sues Google after removal from Play store for hate-speech violationsDescribed as a “digital safe space for the far right” or the “alt-right’s very own Twitter,” social site Gab.ai is suing Google parent...
Fahad HJul 11, 20172 min readNews media seek to wield antitrust law in negotiations with Google, FacebookIn the wake of the EU’s recent $2.7 billion dollar fine of Google, the US news media are seeking to both change and wield antitrust law...
