European lobby rejects Google-Doubleclick merger

Continent's top consumer group says the planned takeover's intrusion into individual privacy is over the top.

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[Commander_Spock]

Lest We Forget 9/11!

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Next Stop - Space!

Houston To ArianeSpace -<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.arianespace.com/site/index.html" target="_newWindow">http://www.arianespace.com/site/index.html</a><br /><br />Go For Launch!

[Commander_Spock]

"Mission Update"!

"Launch postponed for 24 hours"<br /><br /><a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/news_sub_missionupdate_index.html" target="_newWindow">http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/news_sub_missionupdate_index.html</a>

[hawkeyeaz1]

One still unanswered question:

How is it EU can tell Google and Double Click they cannot do this merger when both are US companies? Sure, they can deny the merger in EU, but it would still go through in the US, and Double Click would still be owned by Google, so they can't stop it due to lack of authority.

[Commander_Spock]

How To Google "Ariane" and "Google"!

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