Internet giant Google has revealed he is faced with demands by the authorities in Argentina and South Korea amid a comprehensive review of anti-competitive behavior of the company and the collection of personal data.
The company said in a quarterly application for approval of the Bundeskartellamt, Argentina and South Korea Fair Trade Commission of Investigation into certain business practices of the company. Argentine National Commission for Protection of Competition, said in a statement that the companies studied to determine whether a dominant position can affect in their respective markets, Argentina,
A Google spokesman said the governor of Argentina "has informed us, they are investigating preliminary research and advertising services research, and of course we are happy to answer your questions."
On the other hand, research in South Korea since 2011 and knows the company continues to work in the process, the spokesman said. The police of the country had attacked a local office on Google
2011 as part of an investigation into how Google collects location data of users of mobile advertising.
The announcement of the investigation showed that the company faces growing research agencies in the world, including in their country of origin. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission examines whether the company abused its dominant position in the market for online search. Meanwhile, the European Commission is studying antitrust complaints against the company.
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