Archive | September, 2009
Consumer Advocacy Groups Call For Internet Privacy Protections
A group of 10 consumer advocacy groups, including the U.S. Public
Interest Research Group, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of
America, has called on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation to
protect consumer privacy amid the growing use of Internet technology
that tracks consumers’ online behavior. A bill is expected to be
submitted this fall in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet.
Press Release
As Deadline Passes, NWU, Consumer Watchdog Join Google Books Objectors
CONTACT: Andrew Albanese
8. September 2009
The National Writers Union and Consumer Watchdog were among those to
file briefs urging rejection as the Google Book Search Settlement
deadline officially passed this morning. Although the final lineup of
objectors won’t be known until all the last-minute briefs have been
processed by the court, the groups join DC Comics, The American Society
of Journalists and Authors, a coalition of some 58 authors and the Open
Book Alliance (which includes Google competitors Microsoft and
Amazon.com) in urging the court to reject the proposed settlement.
Consumer Watchdog Urges Court To Reject Google Books Deal, Calls New Privacy Policy Inadequate
8. September 2009
Brief Argues Books Settlement Violates Both U.S. And International Copyright Law, Is Anticompetitive
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Watchdog today filed a brief urging a
federal court to reject the proposed Google Books settlement because it
is anticompetitive and violates both U.S. and international law.
Separately, the consumer group called a Books privacy policy Google
offered late last week inadequate.
Privacy Groups Put Proposals To Congress
3. September 2009
As Congress considers new privacy legislation, consumer and privacy
groups have put forward their proposals for limiting online data
collection. A coalition of groups including the Center for Digital
Democracy, Consumer Watchdog and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
submitted its views to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
8. September 2009