Google avoids breakup in search monopoly case
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A federal judge’s remedy stops short of making meaningful changes to how we use our phones, computers and the web.
The highly watched decision came after Google and the government proposed ways to fix the tech giant's monopoly over online search.
Google will have to give up search data to competitors but can keep its Chrome browser, a federal judge ruled in the landmark antitrust case.
The U.S. tech giant doesn’t have to divest but is barred from exclusive search engine contracts and must share some of its user data with competitors.
Interestingly, you can also change your default search engine in Google's own Chrome app. Just tap your profile image to pull up your Settings. Select Search Engine and you'll see the following options: Google, Microsoft Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo and Yandex.