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South Korea fines Google $32 million for blocking release of games on competitor’s platform
11Apr By adminNo Comments
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South Korea fines Google $32 million for blocking release of games on competitor’s platform

[ad_1] South Korea's antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc's Google 42.1 billion won ($31.88 million) for blocking the release of mobile video games on a competitor's platform.The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said on Tuesday that Google bolstered its market dominance, and hurt local app market One Store's revenue and value as a platform, by requiring video game makers to exclusively release their titles on Google Play in exchange for providing in-app exposure between June 2016 and April 2018. The KFTC said the move against the U.S. technology giant is part of efforts by the government to ensure fair markets. Game makers affected by Google's action include Netmarble, Nexon and NCSOFT, as well as other smaller companies, the antitrust regulator added.In 2021, Google was fined m...
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India fines Google $113 mn for ‘unfair’ payment system
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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India fines Google $113 mn for ‘unfair’ payment system

[ad_1] India's antitrust watchdog fined Google $113 million for "unfair" payment policies. India's antitrust watchdog fined Google $113 million on Tuesday for "unfair" payment policies, a week after hitting the tech behemoth with an even bigger financial penalty for abusing its market dominance. The California-based company's Android mobile operating system is by far the dominant player in India and runs on 95 percent of all the country's smartphones, according to research agency Counterpoint. Independent developers distribute their own software on Android through the company's app store, Google Play, but must use Google's billing system to collect revenue from consumers. This policy amounts to an "unfair condition on app developers", the Competition Commission of India (CCI) s...
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Texas Sues Google, Claiming Its Search Engine Illegally Captures Biometric User Data
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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Texas Sues Google, Claiming Its Search Engine Illegally Captures Biometric User Data

[ad_1] Texas sued Google over claims that the search-engine giant is illegally capturing the biometric data of users. Texas sued Google over claims that the search-engine giant is illegally capturing the biometric data of users without their consent, the latest in a series of lawsuits by the state against tech companies over online privacy. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has collected millions of biometric identifiers from Texas residents, including voice prints and records of face geometry through products like Google Photos and Google Assistant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday in a statement. “Google's indiscriminate collection of the personal information of Texans, including very sensitive information like biometric identifiers, will not be tolerated,” Paxton...
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Shocking! India slaps heavy fine on Google over Android platform abuse
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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Shocking! India slaps heavy fine on Google over Android platform abuse

[ad_1] The Competition Commission of India has just slapped a huge fine on Google for its anti-competitive practices related to Android devices. In a shocking development, Google has been fined by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for anti-competitive practices and Android platform abuse. CCI is India' top watchdog which acts as a competition regulator. CCI tweeted, “CCI imposes monetary penalty of Rs. 1337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem.” Although Android OS is based on an open-source platform, Google manages Android-related applications and all other proprietary software. Original equipment manufacturers use Google's OS across all their devices by entering an agreement with Google such as the ...
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