Technical News Office, There have long been serious monopoly allegations against Google. In August this year, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled against the company regarding Google’s monopoly in the search and advertising sector. The Department of Justice has now intervened on this matter and is working to find solutions. The Verge report claims that the Justice Department wants Google to separate its businesses to reduce its monopoly.
Google will have to sell its business
Concerned about Google’s monopoly, the committee formed by the US Department of Justice shared a 32-page report titled PLAINTIFFS’ PROPOSED RECEDY FRAMEWORK, in which some suggestions were made to reduce Google’s current monopoly. He specifies that to reduce the company’s monopoly, it will have to sell its main activities such as Google Play, Android or Chrome.
How safe is Google Search?
Google search was also discussed in this document. Google had signed a billion dollar deal with Apple for default search. This impacted other search engine companies. By making Google search engine the default search engine on Apple devices, its market share increased significantly. There are many cases pending against Google regarding monopoly in America and the European Union. One of them concerns user privacy and security, which is related to user search queries and clicks in search results. However, on this matter, Google claims that search data performed by users on Google is very sensitive and personal, and remains protected by Google’s strict security standards.
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