Google whacked with $500m drugs fine
Search monster settles with US Department of Justice for six years of Canadian pharmaceutical ads and imports
Google will pay $500m to settle a case brought by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) which alleges the company profited from Canadian pharmacies that used its AdWords system to punt prescription drugs...
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If not, France will 'have to draw some conclusions about the European data protection framework'
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