{"id":175933,"date":"2020-10-20T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2020\/10\/20\/i-learned-2-things-today\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T18:33:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T23:33:00","slug":"i-learned-2-things-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2020\/10\/20\/i-learned-2-things-today\/","title":{"rendered":"I Learned 2 Things Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first is that when you clear private data from the Chrome browser it keeps data for Google and Youtube<\/a>, which is owned by Google.<\/p>\n

The second, and completely related thing that I learned today is that the DoJ has finally filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m a bit dubious of the lawsuit, it reeks of William Barr rat-f%$#ery, it appears to be timed to maximize the political benefit to Trump and his Evil Minions\u2122<\/sup>, but it’s been pretty clear for a while that much of tech company profitability is based on extracting monopoly rents.<\/p>\n

I do hope that Google, and Facebook, and (particularly) Amazon get nailed to the wall, but I think that this effort is more likely to benefit the monopolists than reign them in:<\/p>\n

The Justice Department accused Google<\/a> on Tuesday of illegally protecting its monopoly over search and search advertising, the government\u2019s most significant challenge to a tech company\u2019s market power in a generation and one that could reshape the way consumers use the internet.<\/p>\n

In a much-anticipated lawsuit, the agency accused Google<\/a> of locking up deals with giant partners like Apple and throttling competition through exclusive business contracts and agreements.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor many years,\u201d the agency said in its 57-page complaint, \u201cGoogle has used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising and general search text advertising \u2014 the cornerstones of its empire.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Google called the suit \u201cdeeply flawed.\u201d But the agency\u2019s action signaled a new era for the technology sector. It reflects pent-up and bipartisan frustration toward a handful of companies \u2014 Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook in particular \u2014 that have evolved from small and scrappy companies into global powerhouses with outsize influence over commerce, speech, media and advertising. Conservatives like President Trump and liberals like Senator Elizabeth Warren have called for more restraints over Big Tech.<\/p>\n

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Democratic lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee released a sprawling report on the tech giants<\/a> two weeks ago, also accusing Google of controlling a monopoly over online search and the ads that come up when users enter a query.<\/p>\n

\u201cA significant number of entities \u2014 spanning major public corporations, small businesses and entrepreneurs \u2014 depend on Google for traffic, and no alternate search engine serves as a substitute,\u201d the report said. The lawmakers also accused Apple, Amazon and Facebook of abusing their market power. They called for more aggressive enforcement of antitrust laws, and for Congress to consider strengthening them.<\/p>\n

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He put the investigation under the control of his deputy, Jeffrey Rosen, who in turn hired Mr. Shores, an aide from a major law firm, to oversee the case and other technology matters. Mr. Barr\u2019s grip over the investigation tightened when the head of the Justice Department\u2019s antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, recused himself from the investigation because he represented Google in its acquisition of the ad service DoubleClick in 2007.<\/p>\n

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This sort of revolving door is precisely why we haven’t seen meaningful antitrust lately:  That revolving door is tremendously lucrative. <\/p>\n

While it is possible that a new Democratic administration would review the strategy behind the case, experts said it was unlikely that it would be withdrawn under new leadership.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Your mouth to God’s ear. <\/p>\n

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 And if you are wondering, I am VERY MUCH<\/b> aware of the irony involved in my saying this on a Google owned platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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