Google asks Texas AG not to share company secrets with competitors in antitrust probe
Google has filed a motion asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent confidential business information from being disclosed as part of a multi-state antitrust probe into the company.
In the motion, Google claims outside consultants hired to work on the probe are competitors to its business.has filed a motion Thursday asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent confidential business from being disclosed as Paxton heads up a multi-state probe into the company over possible antitrust violations.
In the motion filed Thursday, Google and its parent company Alphabet seek to stop Paxton from sharing "confidential business information" with outside consultants retained to work on the antitrust investigation. Google claims two of the consultants, Cristina Caffarra and Eugene Burrus, previously worked for competitors and complainants of the company. Caffara served as a consultant to Russian search company Yandex, as well as
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