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FTC ends long Google probe with mild reprimand


(Reuters) - U.S. regulators  on Thursday closed a long-running investigation of Google with a  relatively mild agreement that is likely to disappoint rivals and  critics of the Web search giant.


Under the agreement, Google agreed to end the  practice of "scraping" reviews and other data from rivals' websites for  its own products, and to allow advertisers to export data to  independently evaluate advertising campaigns, the Federal Trade Commission said.



Very interesting end to a two year investigation. Google basically agreed to stop doing something it had already stopped doing. ;)