LINCOLN- Doug Peterson, the Nebraska Attorney General has helped spearhead a nearly 40 state initiative that piggybacks on an antitrust case filed against Google a few months ago over its monopoly on the online search market.

The new suit goes beyond the DOJ case by getting into how Google has aimed at monopolizing emerging ways customers are accessing search engines with artificial restrictions.

Peterson said that the antitrust enforcement involves so many states, the DOJ and Federal Trade Commission, "speaks volumes as to the magnitude of what's going on here and the importance of what we're doing."

The case alleges that Google's practices have deprived consumers of competition that could lead to greater choice and privacy protections. Peterson said it's not about people using Google, rather it's about Google using people to collect personal data. He believes this not only hurts consumers but also hurts free trade. The judge gave Peterson until Dec. 23 to produce enough documents and witnesses after calling the investigation "serious and important".

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