Topic: proprietary systems
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Google Reveals Search Engine Vulnerabilities
A senior Google executive warns that court-ordered sharing of its core search technology, like its index and ranking data, would cause immediate harm by enabling reverse engineering, crippling spam defenses, and compromising user privacy. The mandated sharing of sensitive data, including spam sco...
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Judge Reluctant to Decide Google's Landmark Fate
Judge Brinkema urged a settlement in the Google ad tech trial after ruling the company unlawfully monopolized digital advertising markets and hindered competition. Conflicting expert testimonies complicated the remedies phase, with the DOJ pushing for divestiture and open-sourcing, while Google p...
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Why It's So Hard to Break Up With Google
Google is defending its integrated ad technology business in court, arguing that a government-ordered breakup would be as complex as a mission to Mars and could harm customers and employees. The Justice Department contends that forcing Google to sell parts of its ad tech operations is necessary t...
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