Google settled with the Department of Justice over illegal Canadian pharmaceutical ads for a ridiculous amount of money in August, but why?
One would have thought that Google surely might be able to do better than half a billion dollars right?
Check out the infographic after the jump for a full explanation.
Credit: Candice Parkson
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