Tag: Google

  • 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

  • Google Backtracks on Its Promise to Deprecate Third-Party Cookies 

    July 30, 2024

    Last week, Google announced that it no longer plans to stop supporting third-party cookies on its browser, Google Chrome.

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Updates

  • Google Ad Topics: Another Cog in the Surveillance Advertising Machine

    September 22, 2023

    After falling behind its competitors and facing criticism for previous plans to phase out third-party cookies, Google now touts Ad Topics for its benefits to user privacy and transparency. But Google’s new tool is far from a perfect solution to the harms of surveillance advertising.

    • Competition and Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Analysis