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As expected, the FTC has announced a settlement with Google (GOOG +0.7%) that involves several...

  • Thursday, January 3, 1:40 PM ET
    As expected, the FTC has announced a settlement with Google (GOOG +0.7%) that involves several "voluntary commitments" related to the use of standards-essential IP, the exporting of ad campaign data, and the "scraping" of 3rd-party content. But it also clears Google of the most serious antitrust charge under review: that Google search is unfairly integrating complementary Google services. Such integration efforts "could be plausibly justified as innovations that improved Google’s product," the FTC declares.
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  • Close down the FTC, and while at it, close down the FCC, EPA, FDA, ... Waste of taxpayer money.
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