The European Commission (EC) has revealed that it is likely to reject Google's proposed search changes. We believe our proposal to the European Commission addresses the four concerns that were raised," said a Google spokesman.
The concessions come following the European Commission's ongoing antitrust investigation into Google's search business. The company says that the current proposal fails to correct Google searches relevance for showing its own services in results.
The European Commission (EC) has been investigating Google's alleged "anticompetitive" internet search service since 2010, after a number of companies lead by Microsoft complained that Google was abusing its dominant position in the internet...
Federal Trade Commission closed its 19-month search antitrust probe earlier this year after deciding that Google's demotion of competing websites was justifiable. Google has submitted proposals to address European Union (EU) concerns that the...
We are asking the Commission to move quickly and decisively to protect competition and innovation in this critical market. In an interview with the New York Times, European Union’s antitrust chief, Joaquín Almunia, noted one solution to deal with...
The European Commission (EC) hit Microsoft with a €561 million fine Wednesday, after the firm failed to keep its promise of offering Windows users a choice of web browsers. Both Google and Opera develop rival web browsers, and in the case of Google...
As European Commission vice chairman Joaquin Almunia has indicated publicly, the evidence clearly shows Google's search bias and manipulation of the display of results in favour of its own products and away from other services is a violation of...
The firm also faced similar issues in the Europe, and was earlier this year told by European Commission to come up with an agreeable settlement so that a prolonged investigation could be avoided. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is aiming to resolve...
The senators also called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to step up its investigation by considering both the issues they have previously raised and those singled out by the EC to "ensure a competitive search market where consumers can...
Several of Google's key rivals, including Microsoft, have filed complaints with both U.S.and European regulators, citing their concerns with Google's market dominance, with the European Commission launching its own investigation into the firm last...
Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin from the Commission Nationale de L'informatique et Des Libertes (CNIL), which is leading the Article 29 Working Party's investigation into Google's changes, said Google’s new privacy policies don’t conform to European laws.
At a time when the European Commission is proposing to significantly enhance the protection of consumer privacy, Google need to be absolutely transparent about the data they capture and how it is used," Nick Pickles, director of privacy and civil...
The European Commission (EC) will issue a 400-page document outlining its concerns with Google's alleged anti-competitive practices, according to sources at the EC. The firm is accused of using its dominance in the search market to favor Google...
The European Commission is still determining Google’s degree of dominance, Google is providing an WiFi location opt-out service; Google has announced that it will delete 3.6 million Dutch WiFi SSIDs, and Google Analytics has been un-banned in...
Deal du Jour, a French daily deal company, has filed an antitrust complaint to the European Commission. This is the 10th complaint of its kind, all of which are currently under review by the Commission.
We don't know who the companies are or what their exact complaints entail – only that they have, according to sources, made official complaints against Google that are now being reviewed by the European Commission.
The European Commission is currently investigating Google for potentially anti-competitive practices, and earlier this month the U.S. In fact, 1PlusV was one of the loudest complaining voices last year that led to the European Commission...
For instance, there was no consultation with the European Commission," said ASIC head Benoit Tabaka. Google, Facebook, Dailymotion, eBay, and several other websites are being represented by the French Association of Internet Community Services (ASIC).
Many agencies, publishers, and advertisers across Europe have been sent documents by the European Commission (EC) recently, requesting detailed information about the online advertising marketplace -- and about search marketing and AdWords in...
Edelman no doubt will be cheering on the European Commission, based on the closing sentiment of the study. In the European Union, Google is facing increasing antitrust scrutiny from regulators over its search practices -- with the possibility that...
