Tag: Antitrust

  • Google Found Liable for Maintaining a Monopoly in the AdTech Market 

    April 18, 2025

    A judge in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favor of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in their case against Google for maintaining monopoly power in the advertising technology industry.

    • Competition and Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Updates

  • EPIC Urges DOJ, FTC to Consider Data Protection and Consumer Privacy in Merger Guidelines

    September 18, 2023

    Mergers frequently involve the consolidation of data sets, which as EPIC explained “can entrench a firm’s dominant market position, raise barriers to entry for new and smaller firms, and exacerbate the effects of harmful consumer data practices.”

    • Competition and Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Cybersecurity

    • Data Protection

    • Data Security

    • Updates