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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   
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