Google: Legal
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Report: FTC looking at reopening antitrust investigation against Google
International regulatory actions, state attorneys general and competitor lobbying causing agency to reconsider action....
Google, Microsoft agree not to fight proxy regulatory battles against one another
Agreement reflects "cordial" relationship between two companies' CEOs....
Europe says Google broke antitrust law with app rules, Android contracts
Formal "Statement of Objections" focuses on Google search and Chrome browser app installation requirements....
Report: EU antitrust charges against Google’s Android could come this week
The central issue is whether Google has abused its position with contracts that require handset makers to pre-install proprietary Google apps....
Google fails in bid to overturn Russian “no default Android apps” ruling
The Moscow Arbitration Court upheld the competition regulator's decision, but Google can...
Report: European Commission set to file charges against Google over Android
App pre-install requirements are at issue, allegedly violate EU competition rules....
Class action suit accuses Google of stealing “face prints” without permission
Collection of images of people in Google Photos violates Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, according to the...
Seeking $1.7 Billion In Back Taxes, France Is Latest To Go After Google
Billions are at stake in Europe's flurry of tax collection efforts against US...
Google Faces More EU Woes, Attorneys General Ask FTC To Revive Case In US
The European Commission, according to Bloomberg, is taking a renewed look at Google’s advertising practices. This isn’t new,...
Google Agrees To Pay $185 Million In Back Taxes In UK Settlement
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google was negotiating with France and other European governments to settle long-running...
Google Search Executive Tamar Yehoshua Joins RetailMeNot Board, Raising Eyebrows
Deals aggregation site RetailMeNot (RMN) appointed Google search executive Tamar Yehoshua to its board of directors. Some writers have suggested...
Will Europe’s New EU-Wide Privacy Rules Bring Coherence — Or More Chaos?
On Tuesday, European officials approved data protection regulations that formalize many of the court decisions and other regulatory positions...
Privacy Group: Google Spied On Students Using Chromebooks & Apps For Education
The San Francisco-based non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that says...
Google Will Fight Russian Antitrust “No Mandatory Apps” Ruling
Seeking to avoid a potential “precedent” that might be emulated elsewhere, Google will challenge the Russian antitrust...
Yandex Takes Fight Against Google & Android To European Commission
Prompted by a complaint from Yandex, Russia’s antitrust regulator found that Google-required pre-installed Android apps violated Russian...
Intermediary Liability In Duffy Case Could Turn Google, Facebook Into Content Police
Janice Duffy has been vindicated by the Supreme Court of South Australia in her case against Google. While that’s good for Dr. Duffy, the...
UK-Based Streetmap Sues Google In Potential First Wave Of New EU Lawsuits
Nearly a decade after the launch of Google Maps, Google is being sued by a mapping competitor in the UK. The company is called Streetmap, and...
Turning The Tables, Google Argues EU Must Justify More Aggressive Antitrust Stance
As part of its defiant stance against EU antitrust charges, Alphabet (Google) is arguing that there’s no basis for assessing fines against...
EU Competition Chief Suggests Google May Face Years Of Antitrust Investigations
Europe’s chief competition regulator Margrethe Vestager has indicated that Alphabet/Google will likely face multiple antitrust...
Safe Harbor Overthrow Creates New Data Purgatory For US, EU Companies
The SIINDA conference in Prague concluded today with a panel of European publishers and lawyers discussing a range of legal and regulatory...
