
The Empire Strikes Back

Well, it finally happened. Google has acquired DoubleClick for 2.1 billion dollars, in a much talked about deal. Why it was so controversial was because of anti-trust laws stating that the purchase of DoubleClick would give Google unprecedented access to personal information as well as a choke-hold on Internet advertising is illegal and would infringe on personal privacy.
Google states that the purchase would only benefit the consumer. Senator Palpatine – meet Anakin Skywalker.
Tell me what you think below.
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Posted on December 20, 2007 at 2:24 pm(PST)
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