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U.S. DOJ Investigation Threatens Google’s Reign as King of the Maps
Google’s dominance in the mapping space is facing a probe by the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials are reportedly looking into whether the tech giant is breaking antitrust laws on its Google Maps app. The DOJ started scrutinizing Alphabet, Inc., Google’s parent company, for how it bundles its services it offers consumers. This marks the…
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WeChat Likely Won’t Be Banned While Court Battle Proceeds, Judge Indicates
A federal judge in San Francisco indicated that the Department of Justice still doesn’t have jack shit to convince her to allow the Trump administration to move forward with a ban on new downloads of Chinese messaging app WeChat while court battles proceed, per the Verge.
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Bill Barr Is About to Blow Up the Antitrust Case Against Google: Report
Several interested parties in the U.S. government have been looking to put Google’s head on a spike, and while undoubtedly there’s been some degree of jockeying between them for which will ultimately get the credit, they’ve been proceeding with care and caution in the interest of building an ironclad case against a particularly canny opponent.…
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Freedom Of Information In The U.S. Is Disintegrating (Faster) Under The Coronavirus
U.S. Federal lawmakers say the FBI and other agencies may have placed unnecessary restrictions on Americans’ ability to file public records requests in response to the pandemic. They are now asking the U.S. Justice Department to explain what steps are being taken to ensure the law is being followed, to the extent it’s possible, amid…