What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean

Selling Chrome would deprive Google of a rich source of information used to train its algorithms and promote its other services like Maps. [AFP]

US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser to limit the company's market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant.

On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice submitted its recommendation for the breakup to US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is set to impose steps next year to address Google's monopoly power in online search.