Google court for DuckDuckGo and Gmail The US Department of Justice just admitted manufacturing partnerships, according to newly transcripts of a landmark antitrust trial of the Alphabet unit. After Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google defends search agreements in court Meanwhile, impossible to disconnect concerns regarding the extent to which Google may scan Gmail content, potentially for advertising or other purposes. Google may have legitimate reasons for certain partnerships but they could also be problematic in a broader competition context.