The US Department of Justice is suing Alphabet’s Google on behalf of nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, alleging that the search and advertising corporation violated antitrust laws in managing its digital advertising business.
The government claims that the states of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia are the ones that participated in the case against the federal government.
Google Fights Government Antitrust Lawsuits
The government had contended that it should be made to sell its ad manager suite because it had improperly abused its position as the industry leader in internet advertising.
The government and eight states filed the ad tech lawsuit in January.
The company has requested that Judge Leonie Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia dismiss the case since it has denied any misconduct.
Following a different lawsuit filed in 2020, towards the end of the Trump administration, that charged Google with breaking antitrust law to protect its market dominance in search, the Justice Department launched its ad tech complaint.
Trial on that matter begins in September.
The government of President Joe Biden has tried to strengthen antitrust enforcement. It is also challenging other potential mergers in addition to the case.
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Bans 36 popular Android apps
Meanwhile, Google has banned 36 incredibly popular Android apps. Millions were urged to do so right away.
This week, a new Android warning was released, serving as a timely reminder to exercise caution before adding any new apps to your smartphone.
Security professionals at McAfee Mobile Security recently found a number of applications that had been infected with a malicious software library, prompting them to issue the most recent alert.
The programs weren’t intended to be destructive, but a fault that managed to get within them makes the software very dangerous for consumers.
This is a major problem made worse by the fact that some of the apps have millions of installations.
Once one of the malicious apps is installed on a phone, thieves can use it to view information like Wi-Fi history, the apps being used, and even nearby GPS coordinates.
So, a cybercriminal may be able to determine your exact travel routes on a given day.
Some of the apps that have been removed are listed below.
- Compass 9: Smart Compass
- Bounce Brick Breaker
- Infinite Slice
- SomNote – Beautiful note app
- UBhind: Mobile Tracker Manager
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