The European Parliament voted for secession Google search business from the rest of the company's services Bashny.Net

As the Financial Times reported a few days ago, the European Parliament was ready to demand from Google's business division into two components: a search engine and other services, which, according to MPs should have help to reduce the monopoly position of the search giant in Europe.

As it became known today, European legislators actually voted for this resolution. The main core of this decision were the European People's Party and the Socialists: 384 votes were cast "for" 174 - "against" at 56 abstentions. It should be noted that specifically about Google we are not talking, but given the fact that it is estimated regulators share of Google search queries exceeds 90%, the US search giant is understood as the main person involved in the decision.

In itself, the decision of the European Parliament is a recommendation, nor does it mean for Google need to take some immediate business action, but the presence of legislating resolution means you can bring regulators to the company requirements are not at the level of the Commission, and at the level of the supreme legislative body of the European Union.

The search giant is already four years is involved in the antitrust investigation in Europe and repeatedly faced with accusations of manipulation of search results, raising links to their services above (one of the companies who have submitted a complaint, was Microsoft). In addition Google has also repeatedly accused of too free circulation of personal data of users and scandal collecting information from open Wi-Fi networks Germany when the machine leading shooting for Google Street View, «by mistake" and scanned all the traffic became quite famous. Also made its contribution and Edward Snowden, accusing Google in collaboration with US intelligence agencies.

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Source: geektimes.ru/post/242070/