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BY DANNY MATTESON
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If your search engine’s blocked and users can’t get through -- who ya gonna call? Trustbusters. In Korea, at least. SlashGear explains.
“Google’s offices in Seoul have been raided today by the Korean Fair Trade Commission over antitrust concerns relating to Android. Regulators conducted the investigation based on allegations that Google is limiting access to rival search engines on its Android platform...”
So who’s claiming its search engine results are at risk? According to Engadget it’s two heavy hitters in South Korea’s search engine industry. They say Google’s operating system is swiping their hits -- by design.
“South Korea's largest mobile search operators, NHN and Daum Communications, filed a complaint with the KFTC in April, claiming that Android is ‘systematically designed’ to discourage users from switching to different portals...”
CNET points out this isn’t the first time Google has been accused of data deception.
“The Google Seoul office was also the target of a raid in May, when South Korean police investigated suspicions that AdMob, Google's mobile advertising unit, had illegally collected personal location data without permission...”
And South Korea isn’t the only country with a Google gripe. According to The San Fransisco Chronicle, it’s just the newest member of a growing club.
“South Korea joins the U.S. and some European countries in increasing scrutiny of Google, which owns Android, the most used operating system for smartphones.”
Finally, ZDNet believes despite the allegations against Google -- another company might have the most to lose.
“What makes the Korean situation particularly grating is that Korea-based Samsung is in a big battle with Apple... Having Korean officials going after Google can’t help Samsung in the long run.”
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