Google is accused of accessing sensitive data on Android apps, keeping tabs to create competitors that will rival those Android applications. According to The Verge's latest reports, Google's internal program known as "Android Lockbox" allows the company's employees to access Android users' information, including how they interact with popular, non-Google services and apps.
Apple and Google face scrutiny as France’s antitrust watchdog looks at how they muscled in on digital payments.
Will we see more antitrust investigations as big tech gets into #fintech ? @JimMarous @psb_dc @davidbrear @leimer pic.twitter.com/yt6LA3hp2G — Bryan Clagett (@Clagett) May 20, 2020
The Justice Department is currently investigating the big tech company as progress is made on its case. Google's dominance in the online advertising industry will be the main focus of the regulators.
The company was also accused of abusing its dominance in online search to harm its competitors. Google's case will set a benchmark for how the lawmakers and regulators will investigate other tech giants such as Amazon and Facebook.
It was explained that Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and other tech companies had become gateways to internet search, online communications, advertising, e-commerce, and digital entertainment, for the past two years with little regulation form the U.S. authorities.
