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CMA: Google Privacy Sandbox commitments antitrust case

Regulator

Competition and Markets Authority

acted against

Against

The investigation examined whether Google's plan to replace third-party cookies in Chrome would entrench its advertising position.

The case

Regulator
Competition and Markets Authority
Opened
Jan 7, 2021 case opened Source
Decided
Jan 7, 2021
Status
ClosedCase closed in October 2025.
Outcome
The CMA accepted commitments from Google on how it would develop and remove third-party cookies from Chrome.

History

1 dated entry
DecisionJan 7, 2021 · 5.8y agoCMA: Google Privacy Sandbox commitmentsSource
Consumer protectionActiveDec 2 · in 23dGavalas sued v. Google (Gemini)Wrongful death suit alleging Google's Gemini chatbot reinforced a user's fatal delusions.Further case management conferenceN.D. Cal.filed Mar 2026AntitrustActiveUnverifiedfiled Oct 2026CMA: LidlPotential designation of Aldi and Lidl under the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010UK CMAAntitrustActiveUnverifiedfiled Oct 2026FTC: PublicisFTC Order Preserves Competition in Digital Advertising Ecosystem as Part of Publicis’s Acquisition of LiveRampFTCAntitrustActiveUnverifiedfiled Oct 2026California AG: LyftAttorney General Bonta, City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, Labor Commissioner, and Private Plaintiffs Reach Landmark $272.5 Million Settlement Securing Monetary Relief for Misclassified Lyft DriversCalifornia Attorney GeneralPrivacyActiveUnverifiedfiled Sep 2026Irish Data Protection Commission: GoogleThe Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location dataIrish DPCAntitrustActiveUnverifiedfiled Aug 2026FTC: ZillowFTC Secures Order Resolving Antitrust Concerns with Zillow-Redfin AgreementFTCAntitrustDecidedfiled Jul 2026EU Commission: Google DMA finesIn two non-compliance decisions, the Commission found Google favoured its own services in Search results and restricted app developers on Google Play from steering users to other purchase channels.EUR 890 millionEuropean CommissionCopyrightActivefiled Jul 2026Hachette Book Group sued v. GoogleBook publishers led by Hachette allege Google copied their books without permission to train its Gemini models.S.D. N.Y.
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