Last year, the US Department of Justice proposed a number of remedies to address Google's vice-like hold over search. Among the DOJ's suggestions was that Google be forced to sell off Chrome and be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years. Unsurprisingly, Google didn't much care for this plan, and they're now trying their luck with the Trump administration.
Representatives from Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., met with government officials last week. They urged Trump's DOJ to pursue less disruptive measures citing concerns of national security, according to anonymous sources who spoke to Bloomberg. Specific proposed remedies were allegedly not addressed, with the company's representatives instead making the case for a less hack-happy approach given Google's pivotal role within the US economy.
