http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/11/13/missouri-launches-investigation-into-googles-handling-of-consumer-data/ >Missouri’s attorney general said Monday that he has launched an investigation into whether Google has mishandled private customer data and manipulated its search results to favor its own products and stifle competitors. >The probe comes after European regulators investigated significant aspects of Google's business and as Washington is taking a harder look into the influence of dominant tech companies in American society.