The United States government has proposed forcing Google to sell off its Chrome web browser as part of measures to break up a monopoly a judge has said the company currently operates in online searches.

Haven't we heard this story before? Opinion The US Department of Justice has accused a major tech company of an illegal web monopoly and tried to force them to split off their web browser. Sound familiar?

The Department of Justice's proposed penalties against Google's illegal monopoly include the sale of Chrome, the potential sale of Android, and a slew of new rules and regulations for how the company regulates search data.