Google (GOOG)(GOOGL) must limit its partnerships with smartphone and other smart device developers, such as Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (SSNLF), to one year when it comes to making its search engine or ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled. Judge ...

A German court has found that Google has abused its dominant market position in the price comparison sector and ruled that the company must pay a total of €572 million ($665.6 million) in damages to ...

Google is backpedaling on its decision to introduce new identity verification rules for all developers, stating that it will also introduce accounts for limited app distribution and will allow users ...

Google reached a settlement with Epic Games to reform Android app store rules, allowing third-party app stores and alternative payment methods. The agreement caps Google’s service fees at 9%–20% for ...

A judge has ruled, giving Google a blow in its ad tech monopoly legal battle. This ruling should help the plaintiffs suing Google not get hung up in court as long as some expected, plus Google can't ...

Editor's take: More than a month after the original announcement, we now know exactly how Google intends to tighten its grip on the Android ecosystem. The new rules go far beyond simple housekeeping – ...

Google has published a new blog post insisting that sideloading on Android isn’t going anywhere. The company reiterated that its new developer verification requirements are meant to improve safety, ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...

A federal jury ruled on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) must pay $425M for breaching users' privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched ...

Jury finds Google liable for privacy violations in class action Google denies wrongdoing, claims data was nonpersonal and encrypted Google has faced other privacy lawsuits Sept 3 (Reuters) - A federal ...