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FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case

Date:
Mon, 12 May 2025 17:22:00 +0000

Description:
Google's search engine monopoly has been met with remedies from the DOJ and
further propositions, and the FTC is in agreement.

FULL STORY

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has spoken out in favor of the
Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal for Google to share search data with
competitors, stating that the resolution would include sufficient privacy
safeguards. 

The proposal aims to break Google's illegal monopoly in online search, per an
August 2024 federal judge ruling. The company accounts for nine in 10 of all
searches globally as of April 2025, according to Statcounter data. 

In order to comply with DOJ proposals, Google must "share targeted portions 
of its search index, user, and ads data with certain competitors for a 
limited period of time with suitable security and privacy safeguards."

FTC agrees with DOJ proposal to tackle Google search market dominance

The Commission explained in a brief that any remedy, including in the case of
Google, should "effectively pry open to competition a market that has been
closed by defendants illegal restraints." 

The brief concludes that the DOJ's Revised Proposed Final Judgement is "well
designed to protect user privacy as it seeks to "pry open' long-monopolized
markets." 

It's hoped that, by increasing competition, Google will be forced to enhance
its privacy practices, marking an overall win for American citizens. 

The proposal also includes appointing a compliance committee, but the DOJ is
still urging the court to force Google to divest its Chrome browser and to
stop paying Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine for
millions globally. 

Katherine White, Deputy Director of the FTCs Bureau of Consumer Protection,
commented : "The privacy safeguards proposed by DOJ are in line with the
measures the FTC has required numerous companies to take to address privacy
and data security failures." 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ftc-and-doj-push-for-data-protection-in-google-a
ntitrust-case

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