Google Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Feds

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday August 24, 2011 @05:36AM from the my-coumadin-tastes-funny dept.

bonch writes "As expected, Google will pay the government $500 million to settle a criminal probe into whether or not they profited from the display of ads from illegal online pharmacies. Google had vaguely referenced its settlement plans in a quarterly filing last May after charges that ads from rogue pharmacies were still appearing on Google despite a change in advertising policy. Drug advertising generates lucrative profits of about $1 billion, leading critics to charge that companies like Google aren't vigilant enough in policing their advertisers."

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Illegal ads? CHECK. Patent infringment? CHECK. by jmcbain · 2011-08-24 05:52 · Score: -1, Flamebait
Good job, Google.
- Illegal ads for online pharmacies: CHECK
- Patent infringement from Android: CHECK
- Extreme Android fragmentation: CHECK
- Worthless failures like Wave and Google TV: CHECK
It's clear why consumers continue to flock to real companies like Microsoft.
Say NO to inferior products. Say NO to Google.