DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome

Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by DeusExMachina on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @07:08AM (#42182554)

They could sell a lot of the data that Google now gets for free and uses for its ranking algorithms, like Clickstream sells data to SEO tools like AHrefs and SemRush.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by IX-103 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:20AM (#42183114)

Google doesn't use Chrome data for Ads or Search. They're not allowed to based on the TOS, and also they have government regulators watching carefully to make sure they don't make a mistake like that.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by DeusExMachina on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @09:54AM (#42184060)

A data leak from earlier this year suggested that they do, although there is no definitive proof.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/31/24167119/google-search-al...

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by placardloop on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:58AM (#42183470)

The regulators in question are pushing for divestiture of Chrome because they don’t believe that the current structure prevents using Chrome data, so it seems that Google did “make a mistake like that”.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by mmh0000 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:26PM (#42187134)

And what legal enforcement of the TOS is there? None. And what are the consequences of Google ignoring their own TOS? None.

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Re:DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome by asadotzler on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:42PM (#42187310)

We have actual Google documentation leaked that proves you wrong and that they absolutely do use Chrome data for ads. Catch up please.

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