Tag: Google
US: Senators ask FTC to investigate Google’s Location tracking
Two US senators have asked the nation's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to take another look at Google's location harvesting.
Democrat Senators Richard Blumenthal and Edward...
Australia: ACCC investigating Google over user data
Google is being investigated by the Australian competition regulator for allegedly spying on Android phone users and having them pay for the privilege, according...
India: Google determined to appeal royalty ruling
In a setback to Google India, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal on Friday, May 11, announced the payments made by it to the parent...
Australia: Google, Facebook distorting advertising markets accuses News Corp
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation accused Facebook and Google of "anti-competitive practices" in one of dozens of submissions to a probe of the tech giants...
India: Google told to deposit 10% of CCI penalty
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday, April 27, asked Google to deposit 10% of the Rs136.86 crore (US$20.5 million) penalty imposed...
EU: New privacy rules to aid Google, Facebook?
As tech corporations around the world face mounting pressure from regulatory bodies and consumers seeking more control over their online privacy, new regulation from...
South Korea: KFTC investigates Google Play over marketplace abuse
Google Play is currently under investigation by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). It appears the ubiquitous marketplace could have been abusing its...
EU: Competition chief holds threat of breaking up Google
The EU’s antitrust head Margrethe Vestager won’t rule out breaking up Google, saying the EU has “grave suspicions” about its dominance in Internet search.
Reuters,...
EU: Google rivals go to EC; “remedies ineffective”
Google should be hit with further sanctions because last year’s US$2.6 billion EU fine has done nothing to improve competition, the search giant’s opponents...
Australia: ACCC to probe how Facebook, Google hurt quality journalism
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will examine the impact of Facebook and Google vacuuming up advertising dollars on access to quality news,...