Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles
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Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles

India TV News  

Efforts by U.S. antitrust regulators to break up Alphabet by forcing a sale of its Google Chrome browser and other proposals to limit its search dominance are likely to run into legal challenges on grounds the remedies are extreme. Google called the DOJ's approach "unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses," giving as examples diminished user privacy and less funding for companies such as browser maker Mozilla when they feature Google search. "DOJ will face substantial headwinds with this remedy," because Chrome can run search engines other than Google, said Gus Hurwitz, senior fellow and academic director at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. DOJ's proposals also include demands for Google to license search results at a nominal cost and share the user data it gathers with competitors for free. The Center for Journalism & Liberty said Google licensing its search data would be "transformative" for news publishers because it would help them better understand their audiences.

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U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
3 weeks ago

U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic, to boost competition in online search. The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures aimed at …

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome
55 years, 2 months ago

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

Wired  

The US Department of Justice wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser as part of its final remedy proposal in a landmark antitrust case. The proposal, filed Friday afternoon, says that Google must “promptly and fully divest Chrome, along with any assets or services necessary to successfully complete the divestiture, to a buyer approved by the Plaintiffs in their …

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google

LA Times  

Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The federal government made the demand last year after a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust case that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over internet search. American consumers and businesses suffer from Google’s conduct,” the Justice Department said in a court filing. “DOJ’s sweeping proposals continue to …

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with the matter. As we've publicly said, we're concerned the current proposals would harm the American economy and national security," a Google spokesperson said. The department has laid out potential …

Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules
1 month, 1 week ago

Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator's concerns and those of its rivals, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. One probe focuses on whether Google favours its vertical search engines …

Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once envisioned. The October-December results released Tuesday by Google parent Alphabet Inc. showed the company is continuing to reap …

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance
2 months, 1 week ago

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance

The Hindu  

Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolising the online search market. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in a ruling on Thursday said consumers can proceed for now with allegations that the Alphabet unit's business practices hampered the development of high-quality rival search engines. The lawsuit …

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
2 months, 1 week ago

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot

The Hindu  

Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant's first such deal with a news publisher. Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday, saying that AP “will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app.” AP's …

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
2 months, 1 week ago

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot

India Today  

Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant's first such deal with a news publisher. Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday, saying that AP “will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app.” AP's …

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot
2 months, 1 week ago

Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot

Associated Press  

Google says its artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini will deliver up-to-date news from The Associated Press in the tech giant’s first such deal with a news publisher. Google announced the deal in a blog post Wednesday, saying that AP “will now deliver a feed of real-time information to help further enhance the usefulness of results displayed in the Gemini app.” AP’s …

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's investigating Google's search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing. Using new powers to investigate competition in digital markets, the watchdog said it would determine whether Google should be given “strategic market status” that would require imposing remedies to change its behavior. Google said in a statement that …

Google faces more scrutiny as UK watchdog flexes new digital competition powers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google faces more scrutiny as UK watchdog flexes new digital competition powers

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers on Monday for the first time with an investigation into Google’s search and search ad businesses. Under beefed-up rules that took effect this month designed to protect consumers and businesses from unfair practices by Big Tech companies, the Competition and Markets Authority said it would determine whether Google should be …

Competition regulator to examine Google services under new digital market laws
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Competition regulator to examine Google services under new digital market laws

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s competition regulator has …

Google may face lawsuit for collecting data from Android smartphones even after users denied consent
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google may face lawsuit for collecting data from Android smartphones even after users denied consent

India Today  

Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking, paving the way for a possible August trial. In a 20-page decision on Tuesday, Seeborg said reasonable users could view Google's conduct as "highly offensive," because the company collected …

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google

LA Times  

In its early days, the quirky tech startup known as Google adopted a visionary corporate credo: “Don’t be evil.” That later evolved into the motto: “Do the right thing,” reflecting the idealistic ambitions of the company’s founders that its technology could be a force for good. But more than two decades later, Google is confronting a starkly different view of …

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case
3 months ago

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case

The Hindu  

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Apple does not plan to build its own search engine to compete with Alphabet's Google, …

Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome
3 months ago

Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome

Hindustan Times  

Google has asked the US Department of Justice if it can just not have exclusive deals with companies such as Apple for being the default search engine instead of having to sell its Chrome browser as part of the antitrust proceedings, The Verge reported. This comes after the DOJ demanded the company sell off Chrome, syndicate its search results, avoid …

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme
3 months, 1 week ago

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc.’s Google called a US Justice Department plan to force it to sell its web browser “extreme” and at odds with the law, urging a federal court judge to take caution lest he stifle innovation and future investment. The Justice Department and a group of states last month asked Judge Amit Mehta to order Google to sell its Chrome …

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy
3 months, 1 week ago

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices, in a bid to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. That is especially true "in an environment where remarkable artificial intelligence innovations are rapidly changing how people interact with many online …

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals
3 months, 1 week ago

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals

Firstpost  

The proposal is much narrower than the government’s push to make Google sell its Chrome browser, which Google called a drastic attempt to intervene in the search market Google, U.S. flag and judge's gavel are seen in this illustration. File image/ Reuters Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as …

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. The judge found the agreements give Google a "major, largely unseen advantage over its rivals" and result in most devices in the U.S. coming …

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly

LA Times  

A federal judge will decide on solutions to restore competition after ruling Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice and several states proposed solutions to fix what it described as Google’s illegal search monopoly that included forcing the company to sell Chrome. Mozilla said that Google was the default search engine in …

Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In August, U.S. Federal Judge Amit Mehta, in a tech industry-defining case, said Google had illegal monopoly power in the online search market. The DOJ wants to make it so that “Google is prohibited from owning not only a browser—following its divestiture of Chrome it may not reenter the browser market for five years—but also from …

After the US, Canada's Competition Bureau wants to break up Google, to target ad business
4 months ago

After the US, Canada's Competition Bureau wants to break up Google, to target ad business

Firstpost  

Canada’s Competition Bureau’s investigation alleges that Google favours its own tools in accessing online ad inventory, effectively sidelining competitors. The complaint also accuses the company of manipulating terms for customers to restrict their ability to work with rival platforms Google has denied the accusations, arguing that its advertising tools support a competitive marketplace. Image Credit: AFP Canada’s Competition Bureau has …

Google faces £7 billion legal claim over search engine advertising
4 months ago

Google faces £7 billion legal claim over search engine advertising

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The multi-billion claim, brought by consumer rights campaigner Nikki …

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department
4 months ago

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department

ABC  

The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, in seeking a second antitrust win against the company. "Google rigged the rules of the road," said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anti-competitive conduct and added Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist." In a separate …

What a forced sale of Chrome could mean for Google and the internet
4 months ago

What a forced sale of Chrome could mean for Google and the internet

ABC  

If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you're using Chrome. The DOJ's court filing accuses Google of "unlawful behaviour" by trying to prevent rivals from being able to get a foothold in the market. If Judge Mehta rules in favour of all of the DOJ's demands, it would mean: Google would be forced to sell Chrome It would …

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership
4 months ago

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership

Live Mint  

Google has strongly criticized a proposal filed by the US Department of Justice as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit regarding the company’s search distribution agreements. “The DOJ had a chance to propose remedies related to the issue in this case: search distribution agreements with Apple, Mozilla, smartphone OEMs, and wireless carriers,” Google said in a blog post. “Instead, DOJ …

What a possible sale of Chrome could mean for Google? Who could buy the browser?
4 months ago

What a possible sale of Chrome could mean for Google? Who could buy the browser?

Firstpost  

In a major antitrust crackdown on Google, the US government asked a judge to order the dismantling of the internet giant by selling its widely used Chrome browser. The United States Department of Justice and other states on Wednesday submitted a proposal to the US District Court Judge Amit Mehta to address “Google’s unlawful monopolisation,” recommending, among other measures, that …

Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story
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4 months ago

Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story

India TV News  

London: Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said on Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new UK digital rules taking effect next year. Apple and Google manipulate the choices: Report The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile …

Apple and Google face UK investigation into mobile browser dominance
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple and Google face UK investigation into mobile browser dominance

Associated Press  

LONDON — Apple and Google aren’t giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year. “This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices,” the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation …

Google’s government foes are aiming too high
4 months, 1 week ago

Google’s government foes are aiming too high

Live Mint  

The Justice Department’s proposed remedies to address anticompetitive behavior by the search giant were unveiled late Wednesday. Google was found to have engaged in such behavior in August by a federal judge, who called the 26-year-old company a “monopolist" that used illegal practices to maintain its dominance of the world’s search market. Google, which described the government’s wish list as …

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome
4 months, 1 week ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome

NPR  

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome toggle caption David Levenson/Getty Images) The Department of Justice is pushing for Google to spin off its Chrome browser. It On Friday, NPR's Michel Martin spoke with former Google CEO and Chairman Eric Schmidt about the Justice Department's recommendations. Michel Martin: Google says the Justice …

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely
4 months, 1 week ago

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely

Bloomberg  

00:00 Did that take you by surprise than the U.K. has already said, look, we're okay. And now I think what you see happening now that Biden's Justice Department has won the case, they don't seem that interested in the core of the case, which was really search default agreements and instead are treating it as a kind of vehicle …

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by …

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google’s business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data …

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
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4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Raw Story  

The U.S. government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the U.S. Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and …

US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly

Hindustan Times  

The US government has proposed that Google should be made to sell its Chrome web browser to reduce its control over online searches, which a judge says is like a monopoly. The logo for Google is seen at a Google store in Manhattan, New York City, US The Department of Justice also wants rules to stop Google from using its …

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
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4 months, 1 week ago

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones …

Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says
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4 months, 1 week ago

Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says

Live Mint  

The Justice Department on Wednesday said Google should have to sell off its popular Chrome browser as part of a court-ordered fix to its monopolization of the online search market. The Justice Department also requested that Google be prevented from giving preferential access to its search engine on devices that use its Android mobile operating system. As the world’s most …

Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour
4 months, 1 week ago

Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour

ABP News  

US regulators are ramping up efforts to dismantle Google’s monopoly power, proposing a breakup of the tech giant that could see its Chrome web browser sold off and its Android software stripped of preferential treatment for its search engine. These include halting multibillion-dollar agreements that make Google the default search engine on devices like Apple’s iPhone and requiring Google to …

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly
55 years, 2 months ago

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly

Wired  

To dismantle Google’s illegal monopoly over how Americans search the web, the US Department of Justice wants the tech giant to end its lucrative partnership with Apple, share a trove of proprietary data with competitors and advertisers, and “promptly and fully divest Chrome,” Google’s browser that controls more than half of the US market. On Wednesday, Google president Kent Walker …

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
4 months, 1 week ago

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that …

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case

The Hindu  

Apple asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's case accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the smartphone market, in the latest Big Tech antitrust showdown. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, heard arguments from lawyers for Apple who said the government's case should be dismissed on multiple grounds and asked …

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?
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4 months, 1 week ago

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?

India TV News  

Washington: The woes of Alphabet's Google seem to be surging as the US regulators have now asked to sell its Chrome browser. Google disrupting markets "Google's unlawful behaviour has deprived rivals not only of critical distribution channels but also distribution partners who could otherwise enable entry into these markets by competitors in new and innovative ways," the US Department of …

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue
4 months, 1 week ago

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue

Al Jazeera  

The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. In a court filing on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice argued that Google, which controls about 90 percent of the online search market, should not be allowed to re-enter the browser market for five years and should sell its Android mobile …

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know
4 months, 1 week ago

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

The Department of Justice is proposing that a federal judge break up Google to restore competition to the online search market. As part of their proposed penalties, Justice Department officials also suggested the judge impose restrictions on Android, Google’s mobile operating system, to prevent it from favoring Google products. The Department of Justice says forcing Google to divest Chrome would …

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser
4 months, 1 week ago

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser

ABC  

The US Department of Justice has asked a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser to restore competition in the online search market it dominates. Prosecutors argued to the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, that it should take a broad range of other corrective actions, including sharing data …

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report

Hindustan Times  

Selling the Chrome browser would harm consumers and businesses, a BBC report quoted Google as saying in the light of the US Department of Justice considering to rule such a proposal over the antitrust lawsuit. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 This comes after Judge Amit Mehta …

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