This Is The Reason Google Fulfills Commitment With Italian AGCM

Google filed several changes to its data backup service (photo: dock. pexels)

JAKARTA - The Italian Competition Supervisory Commission (AGCM) announced on Monday, July 31 that it had accepted a commitment submitted by Google to end a case of alleged abuse of its dominant position in the user data portability market.

In the previous year, the regulator opened an investigation after receiving a complaint from an Italian startup called Hoda, which accused Google of obstructing US company users' rights to share their personal data with other digital service platforms.

In response to the investigation, Google submitted several changes to its data backup services to improve the user's ability to extract their personal data from Alphabet unit services, the regulator said in a statement.

The company also promised to provide a trial version of a tool under development to allow other digital service operators to access personal data generated by users through their activities in Alphabet services, the statement continued. The new tool will be officially released next year.

"Overall, the authorities consider Google's commitment worthy of eliminating concerns over competition," the AGCM said.

A Google spokesperson welcomed AGCM's decision, adding that the company is investing in data portfolios "in a way that improves user experience while protecting user privacy and security."

Last year, AGCM stated that the alleged abuse could "limit the economic benefits that consumers can get from their data" while limiting competition.

Google faces fines of up to 10% of its annual global sales if found guilty of abuse of its position