FTC backs DOJ plan to force Google to share search data with competitors in landmark antitrust case

The Federal Trade Commission came out in favor of the Department of Justice's proposal to force Google to share its search data with its competitors on Friday.

"Because of Google’s monopoly power in general search services and general search text ads, Google has been insulated from the pressures to compete for users on the basis of its privacy policies and protections," the FTC said in an amicus brief.

The DOJ is trying to break up Google, a $1.8 trillion company, and force it to sell its Chrome web browser...