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Google Will ‘Fight’ for AdMob Deal, Schmidt Says
Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy were concerned more about the impact the deal would have on consumers' ability to protect their privacy than the possible antitrust implications of the acquisition.
Continue reading...Google Faces Criminal Probe in Hamburg on Wi-Fi Data
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission received a letter on May 17 from Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica, California-based group that frequently criticizes Google, calling for an investigation into the Street View matter.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant
Wednesday, May 19, 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.
Continue reading...US Deputy CTO Gets Reprimand for Google Lobbying Contacts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
What happens when Google's former public policy director starts working in the White House—but continues to e-mail current Google lobbyists, and to take their e-mails? If you're Consumer Watchdog, the answer is simple: he "should resign his position."
Continue reading...Google Cars Pulled After Privacy “Mistake”
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
One of Google's most outspoken critics is Consumer Watchdog; and, after this latest news, it is renewing its call for a regulatory crackdown on the company.
Continue reading...Google’s WiFi Snoop – Who Knew and Who Didn’t?
Monday, May 17, 2010
"The FTC needs to ask what did Google know and when did Google know it,” says John Simpson. “Google’s suggestion for a third-party audit is inadequate...That would be like like getting to pick and pay the referees in a championship basketball game. This investigation must be done by a regulatory authority capable of imposing real sanctions."
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Calls on FTC to Investigate Google’s WiFi Snooping
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an immediate probe of Google’s snooping on private WiFi networks as the Internet giant sent its Street View cars to gather information.
Continue reading...Watchdog Blasts Google Over Data Collection Mistake
Monday, May 17, 2010
"Once again Google has demonstrated a lack of concern for privacy," Consumer Watchdog Consumer Advocate John M. Simpson said in a statement. "Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar. Then a Google executive apologizes, mouthing bafflegab about how privacy matters to the company."
Continue reading...Google Acknowledges Collecting Snippets of People’s Online Activities Broadcast Over Wi-Fi
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog, a group that has become one of Google's most outspoken critics, renewed its call for a regulatory crackdown Friday. "Once again, Google has demonstrated a lack of concern for privacy," said Consumer Watchdog's John Simpson. "Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar."
Continue reading...FTC Asked to Investigate Google Wi-Fi ‘Snooping’
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog says the FTC should find out exactly what Google logged, how long it collected the information and what it ended up doing with it. "Google has demonstrated a history of pushing the envelope and then apologizing when its overreach is discovered," the group said Monday in a press release. "Given its recent record of privacy abuses, there is absolutely no reason to trust anything the Internet giant claims about its data collection policies."
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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