Fahad HNov 27, 20183 min readEU consumer groups accuse Google of violating GDPR with location historyLocation-tracking illustration from Norwegian consumer advocacy organization, Forbrukerrådet. Characterizing smartphone location...
Fahad HAug 30, 20182 min readGoogle expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot supportGoogle Assistant devices have an advantage over Echo in international markets. Seeking to capitalize and expand on that, the company is...
Fahad HJul 23, 20182 min readUS market becoming a smartphone duopolyLast week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
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 12, 20181 min readThird-party app store owner files EU complaint about being blocked by GoogleAs the European Commission (EC) reportedly prepares to slap Google with another multibillion-dollar antitrust fine over its requirements...
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 HJan 2, 20182 min readAlibaba’s UC browser beating Google Chrome in Indian mobile marketThe Alibaba-owned UC browser is winning the war for mobile users in India and Indonesia. Relying on StatCounter data, The Wall Street...
Fahad HDec 5, 20172 min readGoogle releases Android Go edition for India’s 400 million internet usersKashin / Shutterstock.com Google has released Android Oreo (Go edition), which is part of the larger Android 8.1 release. The new version...
Fahad HApr 17, 20172 min readGoogle settles Russian antitrust case over default Android appsGoogle and Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) have settled the antitrust case focused on the pre-installation of Google apps on...
Fahad HMar 17, 20171 min readGoogle, Facebook to face large fines in Europe unless they change policiesGoogle, Facebook and several other large US-based internet sites have had a tense relationship with EU regulators, who see many of their...
Fahad HJan 24, 20172 min readOracle complains to EU that Google now has unfair ad-targeting advantageNew complaints about Google’s ad-targeting capabilities may compound the company’s existing legal challenges in Europe. According to an...
Fahad HJan 5, 20172 min readGoogle 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...
Fahad HJul 14, 20162 min readWith third EU antitrust complaint, Google confronts $20 billion in potential finesAs expected, the European Commission (EC) filed a third “Statement of Objections” against Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday. The...
Fahad HMay 24, 20161 min readFrench tax officials perform early morning raid on Google offices in ParisGoogle’s offices in Paris were “raided” today by 100 tax officials, according to the BBC. The company is accused of owing France nearly...
Fahad HMay 16, 20162 min readReport: Europe readying “record-breaking” $3.4 billion antitrust fine against GoogleAccording to the London-based The Daily Telegraph, Google is about to get hit with a “record-breaking” antitrust fine by the European...
Fahad HMay 11, 20161 min readGoogle Translate adds new “Tap to Translate” feature for third-party appsGoogle Translate has added some new features and capabilities. These include third-party app integration, improved and expanded offline...
Fahad HApr 25, 20162 min readGoogle, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one anotherLast week, Microsoft and Google decided to play nice. The two companies agreed to stop filing complaints about one another with...
Fahad HMar 14, 20161 min readGoogle fails in bid to overturn Russian “no default Android apps” rulingIn February 2015, Russian search engine Yandex asked the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation (FAS) to initiate an...
