As part of a competition lawsuit, the US government has asked Google to provide data on how its own search engine works. The company is resisting - the government's demands are too broad and illegal.
The lawsuit was filed by the US Department of Justice in cooperation with eleven US states in October last year. The background was possible violations of competition law. In the meantime, other states have joined the lawsuit, including Google's home city of California.
The investigating judges, therefore, demand insight into search results and the associated advertisements in the periods from February 2 to 8, 2015, and from February 3 to 9, 2020. Specifically, it is about what users were looking for, which advertisements they were shown and how to Compose the ad prices for the advertisers.
In addition, the US government would like to learn more about Google's market shares in other areas and about possible collaborations with Apple in relation to the two mobile operating systems Android and iOS. One example is the implementation of the Google search engine on iPhones. This could allegedly be a violation of the Sherman Act. This forms the basis of US competition law.
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