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US lawmakers urge Google/DoubleClick deal scrutiny
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 20, 2007 - 8:26am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:42am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 9:42am
US LAWMAKERS URGE GOOGLE/DOUBLECLICK DEAL SCRUTINY
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Sens Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are urging the Federal Trade Commission to submit Google's purchase of DoubleClick to "serious scrutiny." They said industry experts believed the deal could harm competition on the Web and they raised questions about privacy implications since both Google and DoubleClick collect information about Web usage.
http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN19520357200711...
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