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Google’s Texas antitrust lawsuit places allegations of adtech-market abuse at center stage
05 February 2021 00:00
Duration 24:37
Google’s United States Supreme Court copyright win against Oracle over the development of the Android operating system was a huge development, with the case spending the past 10 years bouncing around courts in the US. The ruling is significant because it may shed some light on how tech developers can add value to existing coding. Also on the podcast this week: How China’s electronic media is playing a role in increasing the public’s understanding of privacy.
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