Google fined Record € 2.4bn by EU - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the European Union hands Google - a record-breaking € 2.42bn fine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "over Google’s - search engine results !"
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- "its search engine market - and its online shopping service !"
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- "this is the largest ever made - in an antitrust case !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in a dramatic decision - that has far-reaching implications !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Google must not artificially - and illegally promote !"
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- "its own price comparison service - in searches !"
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- "Google must provide its consumers - real choice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and rival firms - must have the ability to compete - on a level playing field !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the company has 90 days to stop - and explain how it reforms its ways !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or face fines of up to € 10.6m a day - by its parent company Alphabet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Google may need to fundamentally rethink - the way it operates !"
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- "advertisements - of links !"
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- "it is also now liable - to face civil actions - by any person - or business affected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as the EU official in charge - Commissioner Margrethe Vestager - spells out the case !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Google must not promote - its own comparison shopping service - in its search results !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and demote those - of competitors !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "2008 - Google began to implement - a fundamental change in strategy !"
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- "pushed its comparison shopping service - which breaks EU law !"
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- "its search algorithm - was giving prominent placement - to its own comparison shopping service !"
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- "the fine of € 2,424,495,000 - takes into account the "duration - and gravity of the infringement" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the EU Commission has already come to the preliminary conclusion - that Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "had abused in two other cases - which are still being investigated !"
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- "the Android operating system - where the commission was concerned that Google had - "stifled choice and innovation" - in apps !"
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- "and AdSense - where the commission was concerned that Google had reduced choice - sites from sourcing search ads !"
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- "the record fines until now are - Microsoft - € 1.2bn - Intel - € 1.1bn - Daimler - and Facebook !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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European Parliament votes on Google breakup Motion - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the European Parliament approves a motion - calling for tougher !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "regulation - of the Internet search !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "including breaking up - Google - as a solution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the motion passes as expected - by 384 votes - to 174 - with 56 MEPs abstaining !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the resolution calls the European Commission - to prevent any abuse in the marketing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of interlinked services - by operators of search engines !"
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- "and to consider proposals - with the aim of unbundling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "search engines - from other commercial services !"
the EP set to call for break-up of Google - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the European Parliament is poised - to call for a break-up - of Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in a drastic escalation - of Europe’s long-running antitrust case - against the tech company !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Sigmar Gabriel - Germany’s Economy Minister - suggests a break-up - of Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there is serious thought to the possibility - of "unbundling" - the Internet market !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Gmail Users - the Independent: LINK ¤ the INDEPENDENT
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- "users - of Google’s email service Gmail - should have no "legitimate expectation" !"
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- "that their emails - would remain private !"
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- "Google had said in a submission - to a US court !"
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- "Google said - "all users of Gmail - should necessarily expect" !"
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- "that their emails - would be subject to - automated processing !"
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Privacy on Gmail - Consumer Watchdog: LINK ¤ CONSUMER WATCHDOG_________________________________________
- "lawyers for Google said - people should not expect - privacy !"
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- "when they sent messages - to a Gmail account !"
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- "a person had no legitimate expectation of privacy - in information !"
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- "he voluntarily turned over - to third parties !"
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- "the suit said Google violated - federal and state laws !"
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- "when the company - read emails !"
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- "determined what ads - could serve - based on the message’s content !"
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Judge ordered Google - CNET News: LINK ¤ CNET NEWS_________________________________________
- "a federal judge had ruled - that Google had to comply !"
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- "with the FBI's - warrantless requests - for confidential user data !"
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- "so-called - national security letters ! - ( an electronic technique )"
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- "the FBI sent secret requests - to Google !"
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- "requested name - address - length of service !"
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- "and other account information - about users !"
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- "no court approval - was required !"
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Concessions to European Commission - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Google has submitted a package - of concessions - to the European Commission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to head off - an antitrust investigation !"
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- "it was offering to label results - where its own properties - such as Google shopping !"
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- "appeared in listings - when people performed searches !"
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- "11 European companies - including Foundem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "wrote to Joaquin Almunia - the EC antitrust Commissioner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Google must not artificially boost - its own properties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there must not be search manipulation - practices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Google faces legal Action from European Commission - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Almunia - the European antitrust Commissioner - was concerned !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that Google must not favour - its own products !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "where competitors were in a position - a way down the list - of search results !"
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- "and where Google's own - were displayed on its first results page !"
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Google co-Founder Sergey Brin - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Sergey Brin understood - that people - had concerns !"
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- "about the amount of their data - that was in the reach !"
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- "of US security agencies - because of Google's servers !"
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- "and acknowledged - that something needs to be done - on regulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but the problems were much higher - in China - and in Russia !"
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- "( where the government tried to control - access - and communication ! )"
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- "but there were also entertainment industry's attempts - on piracy !"
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- "and a walled garden - such as Apple !"
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- "which tightly controlled - what software could be released - on its platform !"
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- "if we could be in a global jurisdiction - of web freedom - and open Internet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that everyone in the world trusted - that would be great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Google China - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BEIJING1957
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- "the Chinese government had been blocking - several of Google's Internet sites - periodically !"
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- "the ministries demanded from Google - better filtering - on its "Google.cn" - search engine !"
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- "the real reason - behind the government's behaviour !"
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- "was Google's refusal - to remove the link to - Google.com !"
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- "from the Google.cn - website !"
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- "this was the first time - the company had explicitly denied - a Chinese request !"
Google China - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09BEIJING1336
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- "Google China president reported - that Google !"
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- "had made some changes - to its Chinese site !"
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- "and would continue - to make others !"
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- "high-level US officials - should phone or write !"
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- "indicated support for - Google's operations !"
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- "and suggested diplomatic - or commercial consequences !"
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- "since 2006 - Google had operated !"
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- "followed censorship orders - of the Chinese government !"
France proposes Google Tax - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10PARIS29
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- "the French government - and Nicolas Sarkozy - announce plans !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to tax Internet - advertising revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "generated by Google - and other Internet sites !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Zelnick commission proposes - a modest tax !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of one to two percent - of Internet advertising revenues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Sarkozy asked Minister of Economy Lagarde - to appoint an expert group !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "on capturing tax revenue - from advertising activity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "by web portals - and search engines - present in France !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and a ruling on Google's online - ad revenue activities - on the grounds of its position !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the tax would be levied on Google - Facebook - Microsoft - AOL - and Yahoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Data Privacy - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PARIS530
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- "Google faced several liability - and public relations issues !"
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- "and there were concerns - about data privacy !"
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- "business customers were nervous - about stored data - on US-based servers !"
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- "where US law enforcement officials - could gain access !"
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- "for example there are tougher - European privacy laws - that protect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in the corporate business sector - Google presented !"
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- "a package of services - software - and storage facilities for data !"
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- "Google stored data - on US servers !"
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- "Google Europe Peter Fleischer - says about the legal systems !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we need to come out - of the grey zone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and out of the old system - into a new one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Media: Google - US cable - 2010: LINK ¤ 10BERLIN215_________________________________________
- it is now getting really serious for Google - Financial Times - Germany:
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- "the EU Commission wanted to examine - whether Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "had misused its position - against competitors !"
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- "Brussels' action was right - and necessary - because suspicion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "against Google - was justified !"
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- "particularly when it came - to data protection !"
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- "it always required massive protests - by users - before Google improved its programs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- Privacy Rights are serious - Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany:
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- "Google has to take privacy rights - more seriously !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "demand politicians - and consumer protectionists - particularly in Europe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the approach of Google - regardless of whether it was - the search engine !"
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- "it was Google street view - or Google book search !"
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- "the concerns - were justified !"
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- "no company - must hold all information - there is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
die EU verhängt die Rekordstrafe von 2,42 Milliarden Euro gegen Google - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "die EU-Kommission brummt - der Internetfirma Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die mit Abstand höchste Geldstrafe - gegen ein einzelnes Unternehmen auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und droht mit weiteren Verfahren - Google muss 2,42 Mrd. Euro - Strafe zahlen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sollte Google sein Verhalten - bei den Preisvergleichsdiensten - innerhalb von 90 Tagen nicht abstellen !"
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- "könnten bis zu fünf Prozent - des durchschnittlichen Tagesumsatzes - seiner Muttergesellschaft Alphabet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "als Zwangsgeld verhängt werden - sagt die EU-Kommissarin Margrethe Vestager !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "jede Firma - die sich durch Google im vorliegenden Fall - benachteiligt fühlt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "kann nun vor einem nationalen Gericht - auf Schadensersatz klagen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der Beschluss zum Preisvergleichsdienst - ist lediglich der Startpunkt - für die Europäische Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Google drohen noch weitere Geldbußen - in einem der zwei Verfahren geht es um das Google-Betriebssystems - Android - auf Smartphones !"
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- "im anderen um Praktiken bei der Suchmaschinenwerbung - auf Internetseiten !"
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- "der Verband der europäischen Verbraucherschützer - BEUC - nennt Vestagers Google-Entscheidung einen Wendepunkt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "damit ist ein wichtiger Präzedenzfall geschaffen - wie die EU-Kommission die Auswirkungen auf Verbraucher - bei solchem Verhalten in der Digitalwirtschaft - bewertet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die höchsten Geldbußen aus Brüssel erhielten davor - die Chipfirma "Intel" - mit 1,06 Mrd. Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sowie der Autobauer "Daimler" - mit rund einer Mrd. Euro !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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EU-Parlament votiert für Aufspaltung von Google - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "das Europäische Parlament votiert - für die Aufspaltung von Google !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Mehrheit der EU-Abgeordneten stimmt dafür - das Suchmaschinengeschäft - von anderen Unternehmensbereichen - abzutrennen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Resolution sieht als letztes Mittel - eine Trennung von Suchmaschine - und anderen kommerziellen Aktivitäten - vor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die EU-Kommission möge eine solche Entflechtung prüfen - auch aufgrund der Marktstellungen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
NSA und Prism - Spiegel online: LINK ¤ SPIEGEL ONLINE
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- "US-Behörden verpflichteten im Geheimverfahren - Google - zur Herausgabe von Nutzerdaten !"
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- "die Anordnung verbot Google - jede Erwähnung dieser Aktion !"
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- "laut einem US-Gerichtsdokument - "stieg am 6. Juni 2013 - das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit" !"
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- "an Googles Einbindung in und Reaktion auf - rechtliche Prozesse in Sachen nationaler Sicherheit !"
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- "am 6. Juni 2013 enthüllten der "Guardian" - und die "Washington Post" - Prism !"
Google E-Mail-Nutzer - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Google wurde vorgeworfen - dass es E-Mails der Nutzer - illegal analysieren würde !"
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- "nun schrieb Google - dass Gmail-Nachrichten für diverse Zwecke !"
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- "unter anderem auch für Werbung - gescannt würden !"
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- "Google schrieb weiters - Nutzer von Online-E-Mail-Diensten !"
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- "hätten keinen Anspruch - auf Privatsphäre !"
- "wenn sie ihre Informationen - freiwillig an Dritte auslieferten !"
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- "Google meinte - dass man davon ausgehen müsste !"
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- "dass dessen E-Mail - automatisiert verarbeitet würde !"
EU will Google zu Änderungen bei Suchergebnissen zwingen - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "EU-Kommissar Joaquin Almunia - will bei den Ermittlungen gegen Google - härter durchgreifen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "und die Internet-Firma - zu Änderungen bei Suchergebnissen - zwingen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "er ist der Ansicht dass Google - in den Suchergebnissen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "eigene Dienste - nicht vor Angeboten von Wettbewerbern - einreihen darf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "es ist deren Geschäftsfeld - und die Position im Suchmaschinen-Markt !"
GOOGLE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GOOGLE
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- "Google’s privacy policy - when you searched for a restaurant on Google Maps !"
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- "or watched a video on YouTube - for example - Google processed information about that activity !"
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- "included information like the video - device IDs - IP addresses - cookie data - and location !"
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- "Google processed this data - and delivered ads !"
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- "included things like searches - or videos on YouTube !"
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- "Google conducted analytics - and measurement !"
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- "Google also combined data - among its services !"