“The group – explains the Antitrust – holds a dominant position in various markets that allow the acquisition of large amounts of data through Gmail, Google Maps and Android services”
The Competition Authority has initiated an investigation against Google, hypothesizing an abuse of a dominant position “in violation of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union”.
“The Alphabet / Google group – explains the Antitrust – holds a dominant position in various markets that allow the acquisition of large amounts of data through the services provided (Gmail, Google Maps, Android) and in 2021 it achieved a turnover of 257.6 billions of dollars. Specifically, Google would have hindered the interoperability in sharing the data on its platform with other platforms, in particular with the Weople app, managed by Hoda, an operator active in Italy that has developed a data investment bank “.
According to the Authority, “Google’s behavior is able to compress the right to the portability of personal data, governed by article 20 of the GDPR, and to limit the benefits that consumers could derive from the enhancement of their data. The contested conduct determines a restriction of competition because it limits the ability of alternative operators to Google to develop innovative forms of use of personal data “.