Fahad HSep 4, 20192 min readState AGs prepare to announce antitrust investigation against Google, potentially othersA forthcoming investigation involving more than 20 states attorneys general puts further legal pressure on Google and potentially other...
Fahad HSep 4, 20193 min readYouTube settlement with FTC includes $170M fine, changes to how it monetizes children’s contenYouTube has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general for allegedly violating the Children’s...
Fahad HAug 20, 20193 min readPiling on: State AGs intend to launch their own antitrust investigation against tech biggiesA coalition of about 12 state attorneys general is getting ready to launch an antitrust investigation of U.S. tech giants, the Wall...
Fahad HJul 23, 20192 min readUS Justice Department to launch expansive new investigation into big tech firmsAccording to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), The Justice Department (DOJ) is launching a new investigation into whether big tech companies...
Fahad HJun 3, 20192 min readReports: Google, Amazon to face new antitrust inquiries in changed political climateAfter almost two years of investigation and intense lobbying, the FTC closed its antitrust investigation of Google in January 2013....
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 HSep 12, 20182 min readReport: Arizona attorney general investigating Google location trackingRoughly a month ago AP reported that Google continues to collect location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off. The company...
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 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 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 22, 20181 min readHow to survive Google’s new local search worldLocal search must adjust One of the main themes discussed centered around the fact that Google search today is less about displaying...
