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Google tries to highlight competition in SEC filing
Google, under antitrust scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice, the ...
Continue reading...Google Buzz ‘Breaks Privacy Laws’
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A leading privacy group has urged US regulators to investigate Google's new social networking service Buzz, one week after its launch. The Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group, said it was not surprised by this stumble. "This case illustrates a lot about Google's corporate culture where a company is run by computer scientists whose operating method is don't ask for permission when you can always ask for forgiveness," said the organisation's John Simpson.
Continue reading...Next Chapter In Digital Book Deal: Google vs. DOJ
Friday, February 12, 2010
Google seems to want Judge Chin to be the man making the decision, said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, one of the opponents scheduled to speak in court next week. "Google has decided it's longer willing to negotiate with Justice on this one," Simpson said. "They want to negotiate with the judge instead."
Continue reading...AdMob May Win Big Even As Privacy Debate Rages
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
It's these highly personalized capabilities that raise the hackles of privacy advocates, however. They raise a host of questions about "how the data is used and manipulated without the consumer understanding," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. Those concerns are only heightened by the proposed acquisition by Google, which he said could bore deeper into personal information by coupling its rich user databases with AdMob's.
Continue reading...Feds Still Troubled By Google’s Digital Book Deal
Friday, February 5, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The U.S. Justice Department still thinks a proposal to give Google the digital rights to millions of hard-to-find books threatens to stifle competition and undermine copyright laws, despite revisions aimed at easing those concerns. Consumer Watchdog, one of the groups fighting the settlement, applauded the Justice Department for taking a stand against a deal "that unfairly benefits the narrow agenda of one company."
Continue reading...Google’s 5 principles pay lip service to privacy
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Google decided to take note of International Data Privacy Day last week by publishing their five guiding privacy principles. Here are the bullet points and there is ...
Continue reading...FTC focusing on online privacy concerns
Friday, January 29, 2010
Online privacy protection for consumers has been built around the idea of "notice and choice" but it was clear to me at Thursday's Federal Trade Commission...
Continue reading...Consumers Have A Right To Online Anonymity
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The FTC's job is make sure that consumers have control of what data is gathered, how it is used and how long it's kept. Consumers must first be able to see what data Google and the other online companies have accumulated, then delete it if they wish or prevent it from being gathered in the first place. Control is the key. Google could long ago have offered everyone a simple "make me anonymous" button. But it's not likely that Google or any other company will voluntarily give us that control, because it endangers their advertising profits.
Continue reading...Google toolbar privacy glitch shows need for tech recalls and rules
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Harvard Professor Ben Edelman has just revealed that Google's toolbar sent information about consumers' web activity back to the Internet giant's servers even when they thought they had disabled the toolbar.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Lauds Clinton’s Call For Open Internet, Stresses Need For Online Consumer Privacy Safeguards
Thursday, January 21, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s condemnation of cyber attacks and censorship is an important endorsement of a free global Internet, but just as important to ensuring the Internet’s contribution to democracy and economic growth is a commitment to consumer privacy, Consumer Watchdog said today.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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