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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Re:Illegal ads? CHECK. Patent infringment? CHECK. by MacGyver2210 · 2011-08-24 06:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Good job, Microsoft.
Disassembled from antitrust and patent settlements: CHECK
Donated millions to chief competitor: CHECK
Extreme DRM on Windows and Software: CHECK
Worthless failures like the Zune and Win7 phone: CHECK
It's clear why consumers continue to flock to real companies like Google.
Say NO to inferior products. Say NO to Microsoft.

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