When Putin worries about Google reducing competition, you have a comedic collision. This should tell you something about Google!

Russian watchdog rejects Google bid for ad firm

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s anti-trust watchdog rejected on Thursday a $140 million bid by Google Inc. to buy the Begun advertising agency, claiming the deal would reduce competition in the online advertising market. [snip]

Russia’s anti-monopoly service has been under the spotlight since Vladimir Putin, Russia’s powerful Prime Minister, demanded the anti-trust service become more active. [snip]

Google collects more information on people, who use their g-mail, tool bars and search engines, than the KGB.