Google and Yahoo! are in the middle of trying to convince the federal government (namely the Justice Department) that their search advertising deal is not an antitrust issue. This has been going on for months as they’ve tried to convince the entire world of the same.
Justice Department Steps Up Google, Yahoo Probe
Antitrust regulators will take a closer look at the potential implications of an advertising deal made by Google and Yahoo last month.
Department Of Justice Waves On XM-Sirius Merger
The Department of Justice took long enough to make up its mind; both "no" and "yes" are pretty short words. But in regards to the XM-Sirius merger, the DoJ finally landed on a drawn-out version of the latter.
Wikipedia Banned By Dutch Ministry Of Justice
Due to a block put in place by the Dutch Ministry of Justice, 30,000 people can’t use Wikipedia at work. Yet, while it’s a bit startling to hear the development phrased like that, the move may not be entirely unreasonable.
Dept. of Justice Comes Down on Net Neutrality
Forget pipes—the Internet is all about postage and packages now. Just ask the U.S. Department of Justice. For some reason, they seem to think that the fact that the USPS “allows consumers to send packages with a variety of different delivery guarantees and speeds, from bulk mail to overnight delivery” means that the US government cannot legislate or enforce net neutrality.
Justice Department Seeks Your Web Records
Your Web activity may be scrutinized a little more closely in coming days, and records of it are going to stick around for longer than in the past. The U.S. Justice Department has asked giants AOL, Google, and Microsoft to hold onto accounts of their users’ online actions for up to two years. The information is intended to help with investigations into terrorism and child pornography.
Justice: Save Web Data For Two Years
Companies like Google, Comcast, Verizon, and Microsoft have recently met with the Department of Justice and the FBI on the suggestions that those Internet companies retain user web activities for as long as two years to help fight terrorism and child pornography.
Justice Unworried About IE7 Search
Google had complained to US and European antitrust regulators about Microsoft including a search box with MSN Search as the default in Internet Explorer 7, but the Department of Justice had no problems with the feature.
Google Blasts “Uninformed” Justice Department
A legal brief filed with the US District Court in San Jose by Google’s attorneys criticized the Department of Justice prosecutors involved in the federal government’s grab for Google’s search records.
No Justice: Google Stock Plunges
The analysts who recently advised clients to sell Google have been proved prescient, as Google’s now-public fight with the Department of Justice has led to a sell-off.