US considers asking court to break up Google amid competition case

Prosecutors have asked a judge to break the company up. Picture: AP

The US Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force tech giant Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.

In a late court filing, US federal prosecutors also said the judge could ask the court to open the underlying data Google uses to power its ubiquitous search engine and artificial intelligence products to competitors.