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After EU, South Korea to probe Google. (Representational Photo) SEOUL:  South Korea’s anti-trust agency is investigating Google for alleged abuse of its market dominance, a report said, a week after the EU filed anti-trust charges against the US tech giant. The probe by the South’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is focused on whether Google is unfairly forcing smartphone makers to ... Read More »

Germany’s cartel office has opened an investigation into Facebook for suspected abuse of market power through breaches of data protection law, it said on Wednesday. The watchdog said Facebook’s terms of service regarding its use of user data may abuse its possibly dominant position in the social network market. “For advertising-financed internet services such as Facebook, user data are hugely ... Read More »