- The FTC says that a remedy should be “open” from previously closed markets for competition
- Google must “share directed parts of your search index” and more
- I could still have to sell to Chrome and finish exclusivity offers
The Federal United States Commerce Commission (FTC) has spoken in favor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) for Google to share search data with competitors, stating that the resolution would include sufficient privacy safeguards.
The proposal aims to break Google’s illegal monopoly in the online search, according to a ruling by the federal judge of August 2024. The company represents nine in 10 of all searches worldwide from April 2025, according to Statcounter data.
To meet the proposals of the DOJ, Google must “share directed parts of its search, user index and advertisement data with certain competitors during a limited period of time with adequate security and privacy security.”
FTC agrees with the DOJ proposal to address Google search market
The commission explained in a letter that any remedy, even in the case of Google, should “effectively open a market to the competition that has been closed by the illegal restrictions of the accused.”
The brief concludes that the proposed final judgment of the DOJ is “well designed to protect the user’s privacy, since it seeks to” open the monopolized markets of long data. “
It is expected that, by increasing competition, Google will be forced to improve its privacy practices, marking a general victory for US citizens.
The proposal also includes appointing a compliance committee, but the Department of Justice is still urging the Court to force Google to disable its Chrome browser and stop paying Apple and others to establish Google as the predetermined search engine for millions worldwide.
Katherine White, deputy director of the Consumer Protection Office of the FTC, commented: “Privacy safeguards proposed by the DOJ are in line with the measures that the FTC has required that numerous companies take to address the privacy and data safety failures.”
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