EU consumer groups accuse Google of violating GDPR with location history
Location-tracking illustration from Norwegian consumer advocacy organization, Forbrukerrådet. Characterizing smartphone location...
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Google expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot support
Google Assistant devices have an advantage over Echo in international markets. Seeking to capitalize and expand on that, the company is...
US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Last week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google
Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following today’s record antitrust fine imposed on Google parent Alphabet in Europe, US Federal Trade...
Google hit with largest-ever $5 billion antitrust penalty in Android case
It’s the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC) and nearly double the last antitrust fine Google received...
Third-party app store owner files EU complaint about being blocked by Google
As the European Commission (EC) reportedly prepares to slap Google with another multibillion-dollar antitrust fine over its requirements...
Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week
Reports out today from the The Washington Post and Reuters say that the European Commission (EC) is readying a second multibillion-euro...
Google holds an AMA-style meeting with dozens of publishers on GDPR
The format of the meeting was an AMA (ask me anything) with legal and product executives who have been involved with Google’s GDPR...
Alibaba’s UC browser beating Google Chrome in Indian mobile market
The Alibaba-owned UC browser is winning the war for mobile users in India and Indonesia. Relying on StatCounter data, The Wall Street...
Google releases Android Go edition for India’s 400 million internet users
Kashin / Shutterstock.com Google has released Android Oreo (Go edition), which is part of the larger Android 8.1 release. The new version...
Google settles Russian antitrust case over default Android apps
Google and Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) have settled the antitrust case focused on the pre-installation of Google apps on...
Google, Facebook to face large fines in Europe unless they change policies
Google, Facebook and several other large US-based internet sites have had a tense relationship with EU regulators, who see many of their...
Oracle complains to EU that Google now has unfair ad-targeting advantage
New complaints about Google’s ad-targeting capabilities may compound the company’s existing legal challenges in Europe. According to an...
Google launching free mobile site creation tool in India. Will it come to North America?
Google is trying to mobilize Indian small businesses. According to the The Wall Street Journal, Google will introduce a free mobile...
With third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential fines
As expected, the European Commission (EC) filed a third “Statement of Objections” against Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday. The...
French tax officials perform early morning raid on Google offices in Paris
Google’s offices in Paris were “raided” today by 100 tax officials, according to the BBC. The company is accused of owing France nearly...
Report: Europe readying “record-breaking” $3.4 billion antitrust fine against Google
According to the London-based The Daily Telegraph, Google is about to get hit with a “record-breaking” antitrust fine by the European...
Google Translate adds new “Tap to Translate” feature for third-party apps
Google Translate has added some new features and capabilities. These include third-party app integration, improved and expanded offline...
Google, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one another
Last week, Microsoft and Google decided to play nice. The two companies agreed to stop filing complaints about one another with...
Google fails in bid to overturn Russian “no default Android apps” ruling
In February 2015, Russian search engine Yandex asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) to initiate an...
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