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Over the last two months, Google released more details, leading online ads rivals to complain about losing the data-gathering tool.</p><p>The questions from Justice Department investigators have touched on how Chrome policies, including those related to cookies, affect the ad and news industries, four people said.</p><p>Investigators are asking whether Google is using Chrome, which has 60% global market share, to reduce competition by preventing rival ad companies from tracking users through cookies while leaving loopholes for it to gather data with cookies, analytics tools and other sources, the sources added.</p><p>The latest conversations, which have not been previously reported, are a sign that officials are tracking Google's projects in the global online ad market where it and No. 2 <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Facebook</a> Inc control about 54% of revenue.</p><p>The ad inquiry may not lead to legal action.</p><p>Executives from more than a dozen companies from an array of sectors have spoken with Justice Department investigators, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of the sources said.</p><p>The government has been investigating Google's search and advertising business since mid-2019, and last October it sued Google for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics to maintain the dominance of its search engine. It has continued to probe Google's ad practices.</p><p>Investigators also have asked rivals whether they encountered behavior similar to or worse than the advertising-focused accusations that attorneys general from Texas and other states leveled against Google in a lawsuit last December, the people said.</p><p>The Justice Department declined comment for this story.</p><p>Google defended its ad business, saying it was helping companies grow and protecting users' privacy from exploitative practices.</p><p>\"The enormous competition in ad tools has made online ads more affordable, reduced fees, and expanded options for publishers and advertisers,\" the company said.</p><p>If the Justice Department sues over ads-related conduct, it could file a new lawsuit or join the Texas case, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the sources said. 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Over the last two months, Google released more details, leading online ads rivals to complain about losing the data-gathering tool.The questions from Justice Department investigators have touched on how Chrome policies, including those related to cookies, affect the ad and news industries, four people said.Investigators are asking whether Google is using Chrome, which has 60% global market share, to reduce competition by preventing rival ad companies from tracking users through cookies while leaving loopholes for it to gather data with cookies, analytics tools and other sources, the sources added.The latest conversations, which have not been previously reported, are a sign that officials are tracking Google's projects in the global online ad market where it and No. 2 Facebook Inc control about 54% of revenue.The ad inquiry may not lead to legal action.Executives from more than a dozen companies from an array of sectors have spoken with Justice Department investigators, one of the sources said.The government has been investigating Google's search and advertising business since mid-2019, and last October it sued Google for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics to maintain the dominance of its search engine. It has continued to probe Google's ad practices.Investigators also have asked rivals whether they encountered behavior similar to or worse than the advertising-focused accusations that attorneys general from Texas and other states leveled against Google in a lawsuit last December, the people said.The Justice Department declined comment for this story.Google defended its ad business, saying it was helping companies grow and protecting users' privacy from exploitative practices.\"The enormous competition in ad tools has made online ads more affordable, reduced fees, and expanded options for publishers and advertisers,\" the company said.If the Justice Department sues over ads-related conduct, it could file a new lawsuit or join the Texas case, one of the sources said. 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