DOJ alleges Google destroyed hundreds of thousands of chats as antitrust case winds down
TechSpot - 2024-05-05T20:22:00.000Z

The DOJ alleges that Google instituted a policy encouraging employees to disable chat history and delete logs of discussions around sensitive business practices, such as revenue-sharing agreements and mobile app distribution deals. According to government lawyers, these conversations may have revealed Google's intent to illegally exclude rivals and maintain itsRead Entire Article

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