REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google has agreed to change its user data practices to end a German antitrust investigation aimed at curbing its data-driven market power, the German cartel office said on Thursday.
The German regulator said Google's commitments would give users more choice on how their data is used across the company's platforms.
"This not only protects the users' right to determine the use of their data, but also curbs Google's data-driven market power," he said.
Google's commitment covers more than 25 other services including Gmail, Google News, Assistant, Contacts and Google TV.
It does not apply to Google Shopping, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube, Google Android, Google Chrome and Google's online advertising services, all of which are subject to a new EU legislation called the Digital Markets Act which has similar obligations.
Persons:
Arnd, Andreas Mundt, Matthias Williams, Foo Yun Chee, Friederike Heine, Mark Potter
Organizations:
European Engineering, REUTERS, Rights, Google, Tech, Gmail, Google News, Big Tech, Apple, Thomson
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Zurich, Switzerland