Google’s South Korea Office Raided

The Korean Fair Trade Commission raided Google's office in Seoul over concerns that the search engine giant was restricting access to its Android operating system, according to multiple reports.

The raid, which took place on Tuesday, concerned accusations by NHN and Daum Communications, two portal operators in South Korea, that Google was limiting their access to smartphones using Android. The two companies claim Google is preventing them from preloading their search portals on the smartphones, giving Google a competitive advantage.

Of course, Google's major motivation to spread the Android OS is to provide more reach to its advertising platform. Google doesn't make any licensing fees from Android.
Google's South Korea office has been raided before. In August 2010, South Korean police raided the office over allegations that Google had illegally collected and stored personal data from wireless customers.