Government
Aug. 26, 2011
Google on the hook for online pharmacy advertisements
An exception to a federal statute that protects Internet service providers and search engines from liability got Google Inc. into $500 million worth of trouble with the U.S. government.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An exception to a federal statute that protects Internet service providers and search engines from liability got Google Inc. into $500 million worth of trouble with the U.S. government.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that Google would forfeit $500 million in profits it earned from selling advertising to online Canadian pharmacies via the search engine's AdWords program.
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