Leaked Lies at Google

Google accidentally leaked its search API on GitHub, and the article claims the leaked data shows the company lied about several search practices. According to the article, Google lied that it tracks user clicks as a ranking factor and that it uses Chrome browser data for search, contradicting its sworn testimony to the Department of Justice in an antitrust case. The article also claims Google lied about a ranking "sandbox" for new sites and placed smaller personal sites in a lower-ranked category to favor larger brands. Google later removed the data, but it had already been published under an Apache open source license.