Google Strictly Rejects DOJ's Proposal: Chrome Separation Can Bring More Cyber Attacks

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JAKARTA - Google has repeatedly strongly opposed the proposed United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding Google being forced to separate from Chrome by selling its browser to other companies.

In a recent statement, Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google's Vice President Regulatory Affairs said that the proposal would actually hinder innovation, endangering user privacy.

Mulholland clearly said that the plan to separate Chrome from Google was referred to as a step that could damage many other services.

"Chrome is deeply integrated with Google infrastructure. Separating is not only vulnerable to Chrome, but also endangers the security of billions of internet users around the world," said Chrome leader Parisa Tabriz.

He added that the separation of this browser would actually allow Chrome to become 'unsafe and outdated.'

In fact, Google's cybersecurity chief, Heather Adkins, has warned that separating Chrome from Google's security systems will make billions of people vulnerable to cyberattacks.

For this case, Google has also asked for an opinion from a professor from Columbia University, Jason Nieh. He testified that this separation would undermine Google's Infrastructure.

According to Nieh, the impact could damage services such as Safe Browsing, ChromeOS, open-source Chromium projects, and so on.

Google considers the proposed DOJ to be more profitable to competitors than consumers. During the trial process, many large companies are said to just want to access Google technology without having to innovate on their own.

"For weeks of testimony, we have heard from various large companies who want access to Google technology so they don't need to innovate themselves. What we don't hear is how this extreme proposal by DOJ will benefit consumers, even though that is the core of American antitrust law," concluded Mulholland.