EU data protection
fromComputerworld
2 days agoGoogle should share search data to break its monopoly, European Commission suggests
The EU requests Google to allow third-party search engines access to its search data under the Digital Markets Act.
The results revealed London as number one, with 49,330 average monthly searches per 10k people. Birmingham came second with 9,150, and Manchester third with 7,080. Leeds and Bristol rounded out the top five with 6,230 and 5,840 respectively. Meanwhile, Carlisle sat at the bottom of the table with just 370. Cambridge came second to last with 420, and then Ripon with 580.
Although Google will not be forced to sell of its Chrome browser or Android, it will have to make certain search data available to qualified competitors to promote competition. It will also be barred from entering into or maintaining exclusive contracts related to the distribution of services like Chrome, Search, the Google Assistant and its Gemini app. Those agreements provide a significant source of revenue for Google and broad access to its services,