
Google Wins Against Plaintiffs Who Argued Data Mingling Violated Privacy Rights
The case of In re Google, Inc. Privacy Policy Litigation has been going on since 2012. It has a long and tortured history, having come...

EU Gives Google More Time To Respond To Antitrust Charges – Pushes Deadline To August 17
According to a report on Reuters, Google spokesman Al Verney said the EU granted Google’s request for an extension to review court...

Study Claims Google Is Delivering “Degraded” Search Results, Adding Steam To EU Antitrus
In a study sponsored by Yelp – one of the companies listed as a complainant in the EU antitrust case against Google, former FTC advisor...

Getty Images Added As “Interested Third Person” In EU Antitrust Charges Against Google
Getty Images released a statement yesterday confirming it has been added to the EU’s antitrust case against Google as an “interested...

Google Could Face Deterrent-Sized Fines In EU Antitrust Case
With April’s antitrust charges related to Google’s handling of its comparison shopping product, the European Union told the search giant...

Google’s European President Brittin Undertakes New Charm Offensive
Google seems to be striking a more humble and conciliatory tone in Europe — out of necessity. Eric Schmidt, the primary face of Google in...

Another “Market Abuse” Android Complaint Filed Against Google In Europe
Disconnect makes privacy and security apps. The company says that Google removed its new app from Google Play because it allegedly...

[Report] European Mobile Carriers Consider Targeting Google By Blocking Mobile Ads
The Financial Times reported Thursday that several European mobile carriers plan to block advertising as a way to stand up to the likes...

Google Offers Insight Into Its Right-To-Be-Forgotten Review Process
As discussed in my companion article, it has been a year since the “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) was established in Europe by the EU...

Google Hopes To Buy EU Publisher Goodwill With $150M Digital News Initiative
In London today Google has announced a new $150 million Digital News Initiative (DNI). It’s officially intended to help European...

EU Files Antitrust “Statement Of Objections” Against Google On Shopping Search, Also Tar
As expected, the European Commission has filed a “Statement of Objections” against Google. These are formal antitrust charges against the...

UK Court Rules Google Must Face Privacy Suit Over “Cookiegate” Scandal
An appellate court in the UK ruled earlier today that British iPhone users could pursue their privacy suit against Google arising out of...

Highlights Of The FTC Staff Report On Google & Antitrust Issues
The Wall Street Journal has released the 2012 FTC staff report it received investigating Google on antitrust allegations. By “full,” that...

FTC Report: Google Purposely Demoted Competing Shopping Sites
Google deliberately blacklisted competing shopping search sites, despite the company’s past claims that it doesn’t target...

UK Readying 25 Percent “Google Tax”
European governments for some time have been trying to collect more tax revenue from US based tech companies. A so-called “diverted...

Google Wins Injunction Against Mississippi Attorney General’s “Conspiracy” To Cens
Last fall, Google sued Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood in federal court to quash a “punitive and burdensome subpoena.” The...

Russians Open Formal Antitrust Case Against Google Over Android
Reuters reported this morning that Russia’s competition regulator had formally opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s control...

Yandex Suffers Q4 “Currency Headwinds,” Files Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Russian search engine and internet company Yandex is caught in the middle of Russia’s increasingly troubled relations with the West and...

Google Blinks On Privacy, Agrees To Make Changes In UK
Under fire from European regulators since it consolidated its privacy policies into one in 2012, Google has maintained its privacy policy...
























