#Apple’s Tim Cook claims anti-Big Tech bills would hurt user privacy

#Apple’s Tim Cook claims anti-Big Tech bills would hurt user privacy

“Apple’s Tim Cook claims anti-Big Tech bills would hurt user privacy” Apple CEO Tim Cook came out swinging against proposed antitrust legislation, claiming that proposals to loosen the iPhone maker’s grip over the app market would lead to grave “unintended consequences” for users’ security and privacy.  “We are deeply concerned about regulations that would undermine…

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#Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ

#Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ

“Google hid emails in antitrust case through ‘false’ claims: DOJ” Top Google executives including CEO Sundar Pichai used phony claims of “attorney-client privilege” to hide thousands of emails from federal scrutiny and other possible legal proceedings, according to the Justice Department.  Executives including Pichai participated in the search giant’s internal practice, which was called “Communicate…

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#Google’s ‘stranglehold’ on online ads targeted by EU publishers in complaint

#Google’s ‘stranglehold’ on online ads targeted by EU publishers in complaint

“#Google’s ‘stranglehold’ on online ads targeted by EU publishers in complaint” Google was hit with an antitrust complaint from a coalition of publishers in the European Union on Friday, who argued that the company has “stranglehold” over the online ad market that threatens the news industry.  The European Publishers Council — which includes the CEOs of…

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#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit

“#Google asks judge to throw out Texas-led antitrust suit” Google asked a New York federal judge on Friday to throw out most of what it claimed was an “inaccurate and inflammatory” antirust suit brought by Texas and 14 other states over the tech giant’s online advertising practices.  The Texas suit — which was first filed…

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#Microsoft’s B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’

#Microsoft’s $69B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’

“#Microsoft’s $69B Activision-Blizzard deal sets stage for antitrust ‘soap opera’” Microsoft has managed to fly under the regulatory radar as big tech competitors like Google, Amazon and Meta take heat in Washington, D.C. and Brussels — but the company’s plan to acquire scandal-ridden game developer Activision-Blizzard for $68.7 billion could change everything.  If the deal…

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#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit

“#Elizabeth Warren accused of hypocrisy in spat over Justice Department’s Google suit” Sen. Elizabeth Warren has accused Google of trying to “bully” a Biden Administration antitrust enforcer into recusing himself from cases involving the tech giant — but some D.C. insiders are grumbling the Massachusetts Democrat has a record of using similar tactics herself. The…

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#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized

#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized

“#Apple, Google’s ‘vice-like grip’ over mobile market criticized” Apple and Google hold a “vice-like grip” over the mobile phone market that stifles innovation and drives up costs for consumers, according to a scathing new report from a British regulator.  The UK Competition and Markets Authority on Tuesday slammed the companies’ “overly restrictive” app stores, which…

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