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US antitrust probes zeroing in on Google Search, rival says – Source CNET Tech

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Federal and state officials are reportedly asking detailed questions about how best to limit Google’s authority in online search. 

Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO of rival, privacy-focused browser DuckDuckGo, told Bloomberg that he spoke with state regulators and federal authorities from the Justice Department in recent weeks. Their questions focused on ways of requiring Google to provide alternatives to its search engine on Android and in its Chrome web browser, Weinberg told Bloomberg.

Google fell under scrutiny last year when a coalition of 50 state attorneys general launched an antitrust probe into potentially monopolistic business…

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