Reuters reveals Google’s privacy push draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny

Reuters broke the news that Google’s plan to block a popular web tracking tool called “cookies” is a source of concern for U.S. Justice Department investigators who have been asking advertising industry executives whether the move by the search giant will hobble its smaller rivals. The questions from Justice Department investigators have touched on how Chrome policies, including those related to cookies, affect the ad and news industries, Reuters sources said.