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An American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email and more.
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Illegally maintained monopoly in search, ruled by US court in 2024
2024
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Anti-competitive Practices
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Used content from French news outlets to train AI, fined $270M in France
2024
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Deceptive Marketing
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200K
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Wikipedia
100K+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Accidentally deleted $135B UniSuper pension fund account via Google Cloud error
2024
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Corporate Negligence
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80K
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Wikipedia
100K+
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Serious
— Long-lasting damage
Negligent (No Intent)
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Gender pay discrimination, $118M settlement to 15,550 women
2022
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Discrimination
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200K
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Wikipedia
100K+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Paid Apple $22B to be default search on Safari, raising antitrust concerns
2022
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Anti-competitive Practices
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Collected location data after users disabled tracking, lawsuits and fines followed
2020
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Surveillance
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Ran anti-union campaign Project Vivian to discourage unionization
2020
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Union Busting
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20K
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Wikipedia
10K+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Imposed ad restrictions on third-party sites, fined €1.49B by EU
2019
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Anti-competitive Practices
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Secretly collected health data from millions via Project Nightingale, federal inquiry launched
2019
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Data Breach
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Hidden microphone in Nest Guard device, not disclosed to users
2019
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Data Breach
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20K
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Wikipedia
10K+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Required Android device makers to pre-install Google apps, fined €4.34B by EU
2018
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Anti-competitive Practices
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Fired 48 employees for sexual misconduct, global walkout followed
2018
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Sexual Harassment
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4K
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Wikipedia
1K+
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Serious
— Long-lasting damage
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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Promoted own shopping service in search, fined €2.42B by EU
2017
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Anti-competitive Practices
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2M
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Wikipedia
1M+
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Significant
— But recoverable
wikipedia.org
Last edited: 5 Apr 2026, 14:20
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