SAN FRANCISCO
Google Inc. spent $1.2 million during the third quarter trying to make its points with federal lawmakers and regulators on a wide range of issues that included Internet privacy, copyrights and its proposed acquisition of an online travel technology service.
The lobbying spending in July through September that is detailed in a filing late Wednesday represented an 11 percent increase from the same period last year.
It was the fifth consecutive quarter Google spent more than $1 million on political persuasion.
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