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Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Spends $26.3 Billion on Default Search Engine Agreements
Google // October 27, 2023

A top executive from Google disclosed Friday (Oct. 27) during its antitrust trial that the company paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to secure default search engine deals on most smartphones and browsers.  This revelation marks the first time Google has publicly revealed the amount it spends...

FTC Acts to Stop Global Internet Extortion Plot
News // October 13, 2016

In one of the latest legal twists on hackers who hold hardware and software and the data held within for ransom, Courthousenews.com reported Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission has sued five firms and three men havuing allegedly acted as masterminds behind a global Internet...

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Google to Test Limiting Cross-Site Tracking on Chrome Browser

December 14, 2023
Google’s Chrome browser will begin testing a new feature that limits cross-site tracking by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default.  The new Tracking Protection feature will be rolled out to 1% of Chrome users globally on Jan. 4, the company said in a Thursday (Dec. 14) blog post.  This move is the next step in Google’s Privacy […]

Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Spends $26.3 Billion on Default Search Engine Agreements

October 27, 2023
A top executive from Google disclosed Friday (Oct. 27) during its antitrust trial that the company paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to secure default search engine deals on most smartphones and...