Google pushes back against DOJ’s ‘intrusive’ tools in antitrust case

Google made its offer in a recent antitrust case filed by the US Department of Justice. Google should sell its Chrome browser.

US District Court Judge Amit Mehta made such a decision in August Google acted illegally The DOJ then proposed a number of tools to maintain its online search monopoly, including the sale of Chrome, its Android operating system spinoff, and a ban on exclusive search agreements with browser and phone companies.

Google put forward an alternative proposal Friday with Lee-Anne Mullholland, the company’s vice president of regulatory affairs claims in a blog post The DOJ’s proposal reflects an “interventionist agenda” that “goes far beyond what the Court’s decision is really about.”

Mulholland added that “the bigger issue is that the DOJ’s proposal would hurt American consumers and undermine America’s global technological leadership at a critical juncture — for example, by requiring people to share their personal search queries with foreign and domestic competitors, limiting our ability to innovate and innovate.” we are improving our products”.

Alternatively, Google is proposing to still allow search deals with companies like Apple and Mozilla, but they should be able to set different defaults on different platforms (such as iPhone and iPad) and in different viewing modes.

The company also suggests that Android device manufacturers can have more flexibility to preload multiple search engines, as well as preload Google apps without Google Search or Chrome.

Judge Mehta is expected to issue court rulings on scheduling the trial for April next year. Mulholland said Google not only plans to negotiate remedies, but plans to appeal Mehta’s August ruling against the company. But he wrote: “Before we file our appeal, the legal process requires the parties to state which remedies will best respond to the Court’s decision.”