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Why the DOJ Wants Google to Sell Chrome (and How It Might Affect You)
Earlier this August, United States courts ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly, but stopped short of instituting any penalties. Now, the Department of Justice is outlining some pretty ambitious goals, the most demanding of which would require Google to sell off Chrome. The drama all stems back to Google search and the company’s decision to pay billions to Apple…
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DoJ demands Google sells Chrome — and potentially Android too
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally called for Google to sell Chrome. Confirming reports earlier this week, the DoJ lists in a court filing a series of remedies in response to an anti-competition ruling in August, in which Google was found to have violated antitrust laws through its online search business. In particular, regulators focused on the use…
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DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly
The Department of Justice says that Google must divest the Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market, and it left the door open to requiring the company to spin out Android, too. The filing includes a broad range of requirements the DOJ hopes the court will impose on Google — from restricting the company from entering…
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DOJ suggests splitting off Chrome and Android to break Google’s monopoly
In a significant escalation of its antitrust battle with Google, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed splitting off Google’s Chrome browser and Android operating system as part of sweeping remedies aimed at curbing the tech giant’s “illegal monopoly” in online search and advertising. “The DOJ is considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products…
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DoJ mulls potential Google services breakup in monopoly lawsuit – what happens next?
American regulators are considering breaking up Google after a judge ruled that it has a search monopoly. To address the issue, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is considering a series of “behavioral and structural remedies” — but the one catching the most attention is a potential breakup of the company. “Google’s anticompetitive conduct resulted in interlocking and pernicious harms…
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Microsoft and DOJ disrupt Russian FSB hackers’ attack infrastructure
Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. In December, the United Kingdom and its Five Eyes allies linked this threat group to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the country’s internal security and counterintelligence service.…
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Is Google a monopoly? US DoJ begins second antitrust trial, this time targeting ad tech – Computerworld
A previous US antitrust lawsuit targeted Google’s search business, with an 8-month-long trial ending in defeat for the company. In August, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the tech giant had engaged in anticompetitive behavior to protect its dominance, saying, “Google is a monopolist, and has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” The penalties resulting from the ruling are as…
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