State AGs prepare to announce antitrust investigation against Google, potentially others
A forthcoming investigation involving more than 20 states attorneys general puts further legal pressure on Google and potentially other...
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YouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s conten
YouTube has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general for allegedly violating the Children’s...
Piling on: State AGs intend to launch their own antitrust investigation against tech biggies
A coalition of about 12 state attorneys general is getting ready to launch an antitrust investigation of U.S. tech giants, the Wall...
US Justice Department to launch expansive new investigation into big tech firms
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), The Justice Department (DOJ) is launching a new investigation into whether big tech companies...
Reports: Google, Amazon to face new antitrust inquiries in changed political climate
After almost two years of investigation and intense lobbying, the FTC closed its antitrust investigation of Google in January 2013....
How 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...
Google appeals record $5 billion EU antitrust Android fine
Earlier today Google filed an appeal of the European Commission’s (EC’s) record €4.3 billion (roughly $5 billion) antitrust fine. The...
Attorneys General take aim at tech companies with potential multistate action
In Washington, DC, Tuesday, there was a meeting of state Attorneys General about big technology companies and their impact on the market...
Report: Arizona attorney general investigating Google location tracking
Roughly a month ago AP reported that Google continues to collect location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off. The company...
US senator calls on FTC to open new antitrust investigation against Google
Earlier today Senator Orrin Hatch called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open a new antitrust investigation of Google in a...
Google faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location tracking
A California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...
AP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off
Yesterday, the AP reported that Google collects user location data regardless of user Location History settings: Google wants to know...
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...
Yelp asks Europe to take new antitrust action against Google
According to the Financial Times (paywall), Yelp has formally complained to the European Commission (EC) that Google “abused its...
How to survive Google’s new local search world
Local search must adjust One of the main themes discussed centered around the fact that Google search today is less about displaying...
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