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One Privacy Policy To Rule Them All: What Google’s Controversial New Terms of Service Could Mean To You

By Christian Blauvelt , ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY POPWATCH BLOG

1. February 2012

Consumer Watchdog’s John Simpson points out that personalized advertisements targeted directly to a specific user, based on user-collected information, can be “a substantial amount” more lucrative than just an anonymous ad. And with all the information Google can collect about your interests from your searches, your Google Docs, and your favorite YouTube videos, they can figure out pretty specifically what ads they should show you. “They are positioning this as streamlining privacy,” Simpson says. “But that’s just PR. It’s all about better targeting for advertisers.”

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Closing Windows: Was it about security or the money?

Posted by Margot Williams

10. June 2010

Last month, The Financial Times reported that Google was blaming Microsoft software vulnerability for the multinational cyber attack it encountered earlier this year. In response, unnamed Google employees said, the company was phasing out the Windows operating system at the company. But, maybe it’s about the money.

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Critics Call on Feds to Squelch a Google Monopoly

By Staff Writers , INFOWORLD TECH WATCH

3. June 2010

The concerns set forth by Microsoft, Consumer Watchdog, and other observers go beyond whether Google gives unfair prominence in search rankings to paid advertisers. Critiques range from “A company such a Google could abuse its search dominance” to “Google is already abusing its search dominance” to push its other revenue-generating services — such as maps, video, and shopping searches — at the expense of competitors.

Press Release

Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

19. May 2010

Consumer Watchdog today formally launched its new Website, Inside Google, to focus attention on the company’s activities and hold Google accountable for its actions. The sites’ URL is http://insidegoogle.com.

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Google’s Eric Schmidt Sheds Light On Security, Search, AdMob, China

By Laurie Sullivan , MEDIAPOST SEARCH MARKETING DAILY

17. May 2010

Google could announce this week that it will move SSL encryption implemented in Gmail to other services such as search. During the company’s annual shareholders meeting a question on this from John Simpson, an investor who works for Consumer Watchdog, prompted a curt “Do you get the drift of the answer?” from Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt after Google vice president of search Marissa Mayer replied “stay tuned.” Encryption has moved to the forefront after Google’s admission last week it had collected small pieces of private information people sent through unencrypted wireless networks.

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Few Hardballs from Shareholders at Google’s Annual Meeting

By Mike Swift , SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

14. May 2010

Perhaps the toughest shareholder question came from consumer advocate John Simpson, who asked Schmidt whether Google had agreed to a reported $700 million “kill fee” if Google’s $750 million acquisition of the mobile advertising company AdMob is rejected by government antitrust regulators. Schmidt neither confirmed or denied that number, but predicted the deal would be approved by the Federal Trade Commission, which is expected to rule in coming days.

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How Google’s ‘Chrome’ Doesn’t Protect Your Privacy

Posted by John M. Simpson

16. April 2010

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Google’s Gmail and Chrome Pose Privacy Risks – ABC-7

Posted by John M. Simpson

16. March 2010

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How Google peddles its stuff

Posted by John M. Simpson

6. January 2010

Google is notorious for maintaining a clutter-free, minimalist home page. It famously resisted adding a "privacy" link because adding the word would have brought the word count to 29, one more than the magic 28 words founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin insisted should be the maxim on the page.

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Google To Unveil New Privacy Controls

By James Temple THE TECH CHRONICLES (SF Chronicle Blog)

4. November 2009

Google Inc. will announce a feature tomorrow that will give users more
control over their online privacy, according to a consumer advocate who
discussed the matter with the company. John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog hasn’t reviewed Google Dashboard yet,
because he refused to sign a nondisclosure agreement. But attorneys for
the Mountain View search giant informed him the new feature would be
unveiled on Thursday, he told The Chronicle.

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