Technology News Alert: Google to pay $500 million to settle charges that it posted ads for illegal pharmacies

---------------------------------------- Technology News Alert: Google to pay $500 million to settle charges that it posted ads for illegal pharmacies August 24, 2011 11:46:39 AM ---------------------------------------- Google has agreed to pay $500 million to settle charges that it posted ads for illegal pharmacies, in one of the largest forfeitures ever paid in the U.S., the Justice Department announced Wednesday. The fee reflects the revenue Google generated from the advertising revenue made through Canadian pharmacies, plus the gross revenue the pharmacies made from sales to U.S. consumers. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/QJTXP3/A7IRNW/IF8GKS/6PUQZO/8GTZU/MQ/h For more information, visit PostBusiness.com ---------------------------------------- Get The Washington Post app for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. http://itunes.com/apps/thewashingtonpost ---------------------------------------- Get breaking news alerts sent to your mobile phone. Sign up by texting NEWS to 98999. Manage your e-mail subscriptions To unsubscribe, click here ---------------------------------------- ©2011 The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071