Germany's justice minister reckons it is
Google is turning into a 'giant monopoly' that may need to be kept in check, according to German justice minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger.
In an interview with Der Spiegel magazine (via Reuters), the minister said the company was accruing too much power and information from service such as Google Earth and Google Books (and presumably its burgeoning mobile ambitions).
Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said: "All in all, what's taking shape there to a large extent is a giant monopoly, similar to Microsoft... My initial response is not to ban something or stop something. But I do want to create more transparency and ensure that users know what is going on with their data."
Google has responded to the claims by stating: "Offering users full transparency was central to how the company operated and that it was constantly working to make improvements in this realm."
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