Google says a closed ad ecosystem isn’t anticompetitive — it’s just safer

Google says a closed ad ecosystem isn’t anticompetitive — it’s just safer

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Google took a page out of a familiar playbook in court this week, defending itself from claims of anticompetitive conduct by raising security concerns. While the government argues it locked up the ad tech market to make more money, Google’s witnesses say that a more closed ecosystem…