Google: Critics
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Another “Market Abuse” Android Complaint Filed Against Google In Europe
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) app developer Disconnect Inc. has formally complained to European regulators that Google is abusing...
Report: Google Communications SVP Rachel Whetstone Leaves For Uber
Re/Code is reporting that Google’s SVP of Communications and Policy Rachel Whetstone is leaving for a similar role at Uber. She’ll...
Google Hopes To Buy EU Publisher Goodwill With $150M Digital News Initiative
In London today Google has announced a new $150 million Digital News Initiative (DNI). It’s officially intended to help European...
UK Court Rules Google Must Face Privacy Suit Over “Cookiegate” Scandal
An appellate court in the UK ruled earlier today that British iPhone users could pursue their privacy suit against Google arising out of the...
Highlights Of The FTC Staff Report On Google & Antitrust Issues
We've dug through the report for you and pulled out parts that seem especially interesting. Come read...
FTC Report: Google Purposely Demoted Competing Shopping Sites
Details from an FTC investigation into Google on anti-trust accusations have emerged, suggesting the search giant specifically worked to keep...
UK Readying 25 Percent “Google Tax”
European governments for some time have been trying to collect more tax revenue from US based tech companies. A so-called “diverted...
Google Wins Injunction Against Mississippi Attorney General’s “Conspiracy” To Censor Search Results
Last fall, Google sued Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood in federal court to quash a “punitive and burdensome subpoena.”...
Yandex Suffers Q4 “Currency Headwinds,” Files Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Russian search engine and internet company Yandex is caught in the middle of Russia’s increasingly troubled relations with the West and...
Google Blinks On Privacy, Agrees To Make Changes In UK
Under fire from European regulators since it consolidated its privacy policies into one in 2012, Google has maintained its privacy policy...
EU Seeks To Overcome “Loser” Digital Status With Single Market, New Taxes On U.S. Web Companies
EU digital czar Günther Oettinger is signaling that he wants to make a series of moves to level the digital playing field for European internet...
Google Sues State Attorney General Who Allegedly Conspired With MPAA
State Attorneys General are the top cops in every state and have traditionally been regarded as public officials of the highest integrity....
Porn Purveyors Want Google To Help Reduce Industry Piracy
The entertainment industry has fought long and hard to get Google and other search engines to combat piracy and promote legitimate purchases and...
New European Digital Economy Commissioner A “Google Hawk”
Germany has been in some ways the epicenter of Google criticism in Europe. And that criticism is personified in the form of the new European...
Locksmith Sues Google, Others Claiming Spam Local Listings Illegal
A Northern Virginia locksmith has sued Google, Yellowbook (hibu) and Ziplocal under multiple state and federal laws, including the Racketeer...
German Regulator Orders Google To Make Privacy Changes
In another blow to Google’s privacy policy in Europe, the German data-protection regulator Johannes Caspar is ordering the company to...
Google Contracts Forcing Search, Apps On Android Partners — Report
The Information is reporting that it has seen “confidential documents … [that] show Google has been adding requirements for dozens...
EU Seeking Numerous Google Privacy Disclosures, Policy Changes
According to Reuters, Google was given formal privacy recommendations this week in response to its consolidated privacy policy, which allows...
Dear News Corp & Google: An Open Letter On Their Open Letters To Each Other Over Competition
Last week, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp sent an open letter to the European Union outlining competition concerns it has about Google. This...
Apple CEO’s Privacy Letter Indirectly Slams Google, Facebook
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s open letter to users about privacy has sparked lots of discussion. The letter is appropriate given the recent iCloud...
