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John M. Simpson - who has written 414 posts on Inside Google.


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Consumer Watchdog Says FTC’s Google-AdMob Decision Will Hurt Consumers

Friday, May 21, 2010

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Consumer Watchdog Says FTC’s Google-AdMob Decision Will Hurt Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is anticompetitive and bad for consumers, Consumer Watchdog said today.

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Latest Facebook privacy intrusion touches Google

Thursday, May 20, 2010

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Latest Facebook privacy intrusion touches Google

In the latest revelation in a seemingly never ending stream of privacy breaches by online companies, we now know that Facebook and MySpace have been sending consumers’ personal information to advertisers despite promises that they don’t share such data without consent.

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Outrage continues to grow over Google “WiSpy” effort

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Outrage continues to grow over Google “WiSpy” effort

Outrage continues to rise over Google’s “WiSpy” efforts that saw its Street View cars snoop on private WiFi networks as they roamed the streets of 30 countries over the last three years. Europeans contemplated criminal charges; U.S. lawmakers asked the Federal Trade Commission what it’s doing and a class action suit was filed in Oregon.

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Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court and John M. Simpson introduce Inside Google

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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

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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White House Reprimands Ex-Googler After Consumer Watchdog FOIA Request

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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White House Reprimands Ex-Googler After Consumer Watchdog FOIA Request

The White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Google’s former top global lobbyist, has been reprimanded for ethics violations that were revealed after a Freedom of Information Act Request from Consumer Watchdog.

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Consumer Watchdog Calls on FTC to Investigate Google’s WiFi Snooping

Monday, May 17, 2010

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Consumer Watchdog Calls on FTC to Investigate Google’s WiFi Snooping

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.

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Google’s WiFi Debacle Shows Internet Giant’s Lack of Concern for Consumers’ Privacy

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Google’s WiFi Debacle Shows Internet Giant’s Lack of Concern for Consumers’ Privacy

An admission today that Google’s StreetView cars were gathering private information from WiFi networks shows the company’s lack of concern for privacy and the need for government inspection of the data the company is collecting and storing, Consumer Watchdog said.

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Google change shuts Scroogle, but alternative search engine returns

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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Google change shuts Scroogle, but alternative search engine returns

Consumers worried about the data Google amasses about them as they use the Internet giant’s search engine have used a service called Scroogle.org. This week the nonprofit service was abruptly disrupted, prompting questions about whether Google deliberately targeted the operation.

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We’re number one… or not. The vagaries of Google’s search engine.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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We’re number one… or not. The vagaries of Google’s search engine.

As we ready Inside Google, now in “Beta” mode, for its formal launch I’ve been checking various search engines to see where the site ranks. Today Google put me at number one.

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