The Google monopoly case continues to haunt the tech giant after the US Department of Justice made a list of structural remedies for the company.
This includes recommendations for the forced selling of the Chrome browser to the judge overseeing the case. Spinning off Android was another suggestion to help prevent the company’s monopoly behavior in the world of online search.
As per Bloomberg, these recommendations hit the top of the list because they represent a pivotal access point where the majority of users reach the search engine. There were so many queries about how it works and how it would affect the Chrome codebase. This includes the top question of allowing Google to carry out a new open-source project which so many browsers use.
The government did lay down the options about whether such a sale is needed or not at a later date because it all depends on whether the other remedies prove to be good enough. The company hopes to appeal the decision and was also against the notion of a sale because it says splitting both these projects would tear them apart.
At the moment, the DOJ pulled back from the more significant option of Android being sold off. Still, anti-trust officials would like the tech giant to uncouple operating systems for Android from other products like Search and Google Play in the app store. This is currently on sale as a bundle.
Other options put forward as remedies include licensing the company’s Google Search data and all search results. Another option is enabling websites that are indexed on Google Search to opt out of any form of training of AI systems.
Only time will tell which rulings come into place but for now, we can only wait for the hearing that’s expected in April next year and the final verdict to arrive in August.
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This includes recommendations for the forced selling of the Chrome browser to the judge overseeing the case. Spinning off Android was another suggestion to help prevent the company’s monopoly behavior in the world of online search.
As per Bloomberg, these recommendations hit the top of the list because they represent a pivotal access point where the majority of users reach the search engine. There were so many queries about how it works and how it would affect the Chrome codebase. This includes the top question of allowing Google to carry out a new open-source project which so many browsers use.
The government did lay down the options about whether such a sale is needed or not at a later date because it all depends on whether the other remedies prove to be good enough. The company hopes to appeal the decision and was also against the notion of a sale because it says splitting both these projects would tear them apart.
At the moment, the DOJ pulled back from the more significant option of Android being sold off. Still, anti-trust officials would like the tech giant to uncouple operating systems for Android from other products like Search and Google Play in the app store. This is currently on sale as a bundle.
Other options put forward as remedies include licensing the company’s Google Search data and all search results. Another option is enabling websites that are indexed on Google Search to opt out of any form of training of AI systems.
Only time will tell which rulings come into place but for now, we can only wait for the hearing that’s expected in April next year and the final verdict to arrive in August.
Read next:
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