Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Senator blasts leaks in FTC's Google investigation


"I'm determined to get to the bottom of this," Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, says at CES.


(Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET)

LAS VEGAS -- A U.S. senator today blasted leaks from the Federal Trade Commission during its antitrust pursuit of Google, saying he intends to find out who was responsible for the disclosures.


"I'm determined to get to the bottom of this," Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat with a


Last week, the FTC said it had finished its investigation -- which had been encouraged by Microsoft and other rivals -- into possible unlawful activities by Google and had decided against filing a lawsuit.


"All parties deserve to know that there's not that kind of leaking that took place, Wyden said.


A series of leaks -- reported by Reuters, Politico, Bloomberg, and others -- provided glimpses of the commission's internal deliberations during a pr... [Read more]




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