Tag: Google
US Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Aimed At Big Tech
On Thursday, January 20, the US Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would bar tech giants like Amazon and Google from giving preference...
Apple & Google Tell US Lawmaker Antitrust Bill Would Harm Privacy
Apple and Google argued to lawmakers Tuesday, January 18, that bipartisan antitrust legislation aimed at curbing the power of big technology companies would harm...
Facebook & Google Accused Of ‘Secret Deal’ Causing Unfair Competition Edge
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of state attorneys general...
German Cartel Office Turns Its Eyes On Google News Showcase
The German Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, is launching a consultation with the press publishing industry to assess the measures taken by Google to...
India Goes After Google Over News Publications
India’s competition watchdog on Friday, January 7, ordered an investigation into Alphabet’s Google following allegations from news publishers, stating its initial view was that...
France Hits Google & Facebook With Fine Over Cookies
According to Reuters, France's data privacy watchdog CNIL has fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet...
EU Shopping Judgment: What Does Equal Access to Google’s General Results...
By Thomas Hoppner (Technical University Wildau)
With its judgment of 10th November 2021, Europe’s General Court did not just dismiss Google’s appeal against the European...
Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Startup
Google announced its cloud division had acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify, as the US tech giant expands its security offerings amid rising cyber attacks, reported Reuters.
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200 US News Publishers Sue Google & Facebook Over Market Dominance
A group of 30 newspaper publishers, including Seattle-based Robinson Newspapers, have sued Google and Facebook over the way the social and search giants profit...
Russia Fines Google Again And Threatens Mega Fine In Future
Russia fined Google 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology...