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South Korean antitrust agency fines Google $177M

The Korea Fair Trade Commission says the tech giant prevented local smartphone makers from customising its Android OS.

Russia threatens to fine Apple, Google unless they remove Navalny app

The company's refusal to delete the opposition app created by Kremlin critic could be considered interference to the country's parliamentary elections later this month, Moscow says.

Google introduces new policy that restricts ad targeting of under-18s

The company said on Tuesday it would turn off its “location history” feature, which tracks location data, for users under 18 globally.

Zoom to pay $85M to settle privacy lawsuit in US

The lawsuit charged that Zoom's sharing of users' personal data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for millions.

US states file lawsuit accusing Google of app store monopoly

The lawsuit backed by 37 attorneys general accuses Google of using anti-competitive tactics to discourage Android apps from being distributed at shops other than its Play store, where its payment system collects commissions on transactions.

US tech giants warn of halting service in Hong Kong over proposed data laws

Hong Kong's Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in May proposed amendments to the city's data-protection laws that it said were needed to combat doxing – an act of revealing people's personal information without their permission.

Deal on minimum global corporate tax reached - with caveats

Countries representing most of the global GDP have agreed to a minimum 15 percent tax on multinationals but the deal falls short of addressing concerns of the developing nations.

EU antitrust regulators to investigate Google’s online ads business

Google generated more revenue from online ads last year than any other company in the world. Ads on its properties, including search, YouTube and Gmail, accounted for the bulk of sales and profits.

France watchdog fines Google $267M for favouring own ads over rivals’

Google says it will test changes to its widely used online advertising services over coming months following the decision. The media giant plans to roll these changes out “more broadly, including some globally”.

Google, Samsung team up for wearables platform to challenge Apple

Under the new arrangement, South Korean giant Samsung will use Google's Wear OS for its upcoming Galaxy smartwatches instead of its own Tizen platform.

Italy fines Google $120M for blocking rival's smartphone app

Italy's anti-trust authority says the Alphabet company abused its market position by blocking an app called Enel X for users of electric vehicles on Android and app store.

Australia finds Google guilty of misleading users over data collection

Australian federal court rules that Google misled Android mobile device users about personal location data collected between January 2017 and December 2018.