Industry Keyword: Justice Department
FinTech Platforms
FBI to form digital currency unit, Justice Dept taps new crypto czar
The US Justice Department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team and announced that the FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset...
Mobile & Infrastructure
Top Apple executives likely to be deposed in US fight with Google
The Justice Department wants to depose some of Apple's top executives as it prepares for a trial to determine if Alphabet's Google broke antitrust law in how it runs its search business, a lawyer...
App Stores
How Big Tech is faring against US lawsuits and probes
Big Tech platforms Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the US federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power.
Below is the status...
Communication & Collaboration
US Justice Department says Google depositions should be in person
An attorney for the US Justice Department has said that he wanted depositions planned for August in an antitrust lawsuit against Google to be live rather than on Zoom.
The government hopes to question, or...
Internet of Things (IoT)
Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as US Justice Dept probe continues
Search and advertising giant Google has closed its deal to purchase gym tracking company Fitbit, the companies said, even as the US Justice Department said that it was continuing its investigation of the $2.1...
Technology Platforms
US Justice Department says its emails were breached by SolarWinds hackers
The US Department of Justice has said its email systems were obtained by the hackers who broke into software company SolarWinds, another sign of the gravity of the breach which has shaken Washington.
The scale...
App Stores
Google antitrust case to turn on how search engine grew dominant
The US government's antitrust case against Google appears strong, but could face an uphill battle from a business-friendly judiciary that may question whether a free search engine has left them worse off, several legal...
Search Engines
US state attorneys general likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google
A group of state attorneys general led by Texas are likely to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google and are working on potential litigation for later this year, a person familiar with the situation...
Social Networks
FBI head helped Facebook defend encryption he’s now fighting
Prior to becoming FBI director, Christopher Wray argued on behalf of Facebook in defense of encrypted communications as the company was being pressured by the US Justice Department over the issue, according to a...
Online Marketplaces
US senator urges criminal probe of Amazon.com ‘predatory data practices’
GOP Senator Josh Hawley has urged the Justice Department to open a criminal probe of Amazon.com Inc, saying the online retailer was building a monopoly using "predatory data practices" on vendors using its platform. Senator...