Regrettably, Mr Laitenberger’s suggestion that the effects of the Google “remedy” have been “positive” is (to borrow from the Google lexicon) “wrong on the facts, the law, and the economics”. #WatchThisSpace

.OpenInternetProject recalls that Google remains the only beneficiary of the Shopping Units, causing irreparable harm to competition and consumers all across Europe! Margrethe Vestager EU Competition 📣Here's our PR: bit.ly/2JKQ3F3

1/3 Good comprehensive answer of Thierry Breton to Carmen Avram on #DMA “In accordance with the proposal for a Digital Markets Act (DPA), the Commission may impose on a gatekeeper any behavioral or structural corrective action if it has systematically breached the obligations...

3/3under Art6(1)(c) of #DMA proposal, a #gatekeeper has to allow end users to un-install any pre-installed software applications. Therefore, while there is no prohibition of default applications as such, users will remain free to choose the service that best serves their needs

It’s Thierry Breton “EC ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of the remedies implemented by #Google following the Google #Android Decision of 18 July 2018, the Commission will take into account the arguments put forward by market players, including the FairSearch org”

If Google has consumers in mind, why did consumer group BEUC file its first-ever antitrust complaint against it? See #fairsearch.0rg

Consumers who look at Google ads don't get the best results, just those from advertisers willing to pay the most. See #fairsearch.org

The #Google Search (Comparison Shopping) Case: Why Google’s pay-for-placement auction falls far short of the EC’s stipulated equal-treatment standard. And an outline of Google’s options moving forward. #antitrust foundem.co.uk/fmedia/Foundem…

#Privacy? Actively turn off your #Android tracking, no sim & #Google still tracks you secretly bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google claims #coverttracking info of Android devices was “immediately discarded” bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google excuse for #coverttracking of Android users was fuzzy, when questioned by a reporter bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google privacy policy doesn’t cover its #coverttracking on all Android devices when location services are turned off bit.ly/2AjWcEv

Electronic Frontier Foundation says #Google #coverttracking of Android devices in some situations potentially “puts a person at risk” bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google #coverttracking could be “troubling” for law-enforcement or domestic abuse victims, says report bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google #coverttracking works on all Android devices, and even with no SIM card. bit.ly/2AjWcEv

#Google #Android knows where you were last summer. In German tinyurl.com/y9w8adal, in English bit.ly/2AjWcEv

The ECON Committee Press just adopted with large majority Ramon Tremosa 🎗🌹 Annual report on #Competition and 2 compromise amendments on #Google #Antitrust cases: an invitation to the CEO to come exchange with MEPs & unbundling is back on the table Margrethe Vestager EU Competition Andreas Schwab @ASchwab.bsky.social

Open letter from Foundem to Commissioner Margrethe Vestager & cabinet members EU Competition Yizhou Ren Ricardo Cardoso “ #Google remedies fail to comply with decision” Letter is online both on the searchneutrality.org and FairSearch website #transparency Ramon Tremosa 🎗🌹 Andreas Schwab @ASchwab.bsky.social

Nicholas Hirst The headline is misleading as Margrethe Vestager and her team did a good job on the prohibition decision, much better than Joaquin Almunia. The problem is Google and the way they are trying to address Margrethe Vestager decision. The Remedy is not working!!! x.com/nicholashirst_…

19 firms and associations ask #Vestager to reject Google's remedies as non-compliant with #Commission 2017 decision condemning it for abuse of dominance. See letter at searchneutrality.org or fairsearch.org