"Mehta proposed that Google instead should stop entering or maintaining exclusive distribution deals for Search, Chrome, Gemini, and Google Assistant with other companies. For example, Google won't be able to tie Play Store licensing agreements on the condition that companies distribute its apps. Google is also tasked with sharing data, such as user interaction data and search index data, with "qualified competitors" and charging these competitors standard rates for search and search ad services."
"In a statement on Tuesday, Google wrote that the new measures, which require it to share search data with competitors, could impact user privacy and that it was looking into the decision. "Now the Court has imposed limits on how we distribute Google services, and will require us to share Search data with rivals," Google wrote in response to the ruling. "We have concerns about how these requirements will impact our users and their privacy, and we're reviewing the decision closely.""
Judge Amit Mehta ordered remedies in DOJ v. Google focused on changing business practices rather than forcing a Chrome sale. The judge denied the DOJ's request to force Google to sell its Chrome browser in a 223-page ruling and instead barred Google from entering or maintaining exclusive distribution deals for Search, Chrome, Gemini, and Google Assistant. Google cannot tie Play Store licensing to app distribution. Google must share user interaction and search index data with qualified competitors and charge standard rates for search and search ad services. A committee will implement the six-year remedy, effective within 60 days, and Google expressed privacy concerns.
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