Tag: Google
Democratic Senators Speak Against Google’s Fitbit Deal
Senators Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, and five other Democratic senators urged the Justice Department to be cautious in reviewing Google’s planned purchase of Fitbit,...
Indian Reliance-Google Deal Could Threaten Chinese Firms
A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet’s Google will collaborate with India’s Reliance Industries on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for...
Dems Want Apple & Google To Curb Foreign App Data Sharing
A Congressional Democrat has called on Apple and Google to prevent smartphone apps from compromising national security by sharing data with foreign entities “including...
EU Seeks Feedback On Google’s Fitbit Data Pledge
EU antitrust enforcers are asking interested parties whether Google’s pledge not to use fitness tracker maker Fitbit’s health data for its advertising, and to...
Google May Invest $4B In India’s Jio
Alphabet’s Google will invest about $4.5 billion in Jio Platforms, the company behind India’s largest telecom provider by subscribers, giving the American tech giant...
Google Objects To Belgian Regulator’s Fine Over Privacy Violations
Google is objecting to a fine issued by Belgium’s privacy watchdog, the latest for alleged violations from a European privacy regulator.
The Data Protection Authority (DPA), a Brussels-based...
Google Steers Users to YouTube Over Rivals
By Sam Schechner, Kirsten Grind and John West
When choosing the best video clips to promote from around the web, Alphabet Inc.’s Google gives a secret advantage to one...
Algorithms & Competition Law
This article considers how algorithms affect competition and what their implications are for competition policy. With the economy going digital a huge number of...
Texas AG Sends Another Round Of Questions To Google
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent another round of questions to Google seeking detailed answers about the company’s advertising technology. The 53-page civil investigative demand,...
CA Probes Google For Potential Antitrust Violations
California has opened its own antitrust probe into Google, intensifying the pressure on the search giant already in the middle of investigations by the...