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Google’s Driverless Car Raises Safety And Privacy Concerns
By Mark Kimmich , COLLISION REPAIR MAG.COM
Santa Monica, California — October 1, 2012 — Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a driverless car law into effect at a ceremony at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. According to advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, the law poses threats to safety and privacy.
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Auto Outlook: Robo-Cars Legal In Calif.
By Al Swanson , UPI
30. September 2012
With all that technology at work, John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s privacy project, says manufacturers will have to let the public know in writing how much data about them and their movements is being collected by the driverless vehicle.
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Google Well Poised To Privatize The Web
By Staff Writers , TECHEYE.NET
27. September 2012
Consumer Watchdog is calling for ICANN to keep a close eye on enormous corporations such as Google and Amazon, and to reject applications made to buy new Top Level Domains (TLDs) in bulk.
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Consumer Watchdog Urges ICANN To Reject Google, Amazon Applications To Buy Generic Internet Domains
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041; cell: 310-292-1902
27. September 2012
Says Control of New Strings Could Threaten Free Internet SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to reject applications from Google and Amazon to buy control of huge swaths of the Internet by purchasing new generic Top Level Domains. In an open letter to [...]
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Self-Driving Cars Now Legal In California
By Heather Kelly , CNN.COM
26. September 2012
Consumer Watchdog, a consumer-rights group, has expressed reservations about the cars on privacy grounds, saying they would allow Google to gather personal information about passengers.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Driverless Car Law
By Mike Rosenberg , SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
26. September 2012
Consumer groups charge Google and other companies are really only interested in using the on-board computers to track people’s movements like on the Web.
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Calif. Gives Driverless Cars Go-Ahead
By James Temple , SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
26. September 2012
Another lingering concern about driverless cars is privacy. The machines will have to collect and store certain information about a person’s movements as part of their basic functioning, as well as to improve their performance over time. Because of pressure from privacy advocates, the law requires manufacturers to provide written disclosures describing the data collected. But John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s privacy project, says that doesn’t go far enough.
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Google’s Driverless Car Law Poses Threat to Californians’ Safety and Privacy
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041
25. September 2012
SANTA MONICA, CA – The driverless car law signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown at a ceremony at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View poses threats to Californians’ safety and privacy, Consumer Watchdog said.
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Jerry Brown Signs Driverless Car Bill
By David Siders , CAPITOL ALERT - SACRAMENTO BEE
25. September 2012
Opponents of the bill included the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Consumer Watchdog. Automakers have raised liability concerns, while Consumer Watchdog argued Google’s driverless cars should not be allowed on California roads until privacy protections are in place.
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Proposed Google Settlement is Inadequate: Consumer Watchdog
By Ed Silverstein , TECHZONE360.COM
25. September 2012
Consumer Watchdog has criticized the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s proposed $22.5-million fine that Google might pay in connection with privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser.
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Advocacy Group Urges Court To Reject Google’s ‘Miniscule’ $22.5M Privacy Settlement
By Wendy Davis , ONLINE MEDIA DAILY
24. September 2012
A deal that calls for Google to pay a $22.5 million civil penalty for tracking Safari users should be rejected, Consumer Watchdog argues in new court papers. “The proposed settlement is markedly unusual and deficient,” the organization says in papers filed on Friday with U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco.
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FTC $22.5 Million Settlement With Google Is Deficient For Three Reasons Including Failure To Include Permanent Injunction, Consumer Watchdog Tells Court
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041 or cell: 310-292-1902
24. September 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed $22.5 million settlement with Google for hacking past privacy settings on Apple’s Safari browser fails to include a permanent injunction against violating its “Buzz” Consent Decree with the Commission, one of three reasons it be should be rejected, Consumer Watchdog said today.
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White House May Try Cybersecurity End Run
By Richard Adhikari , TECH NEWS WORLD
21. September 2012
“It is clear that we do need better protection of vulnerable networks,” John Simpson, consumer advocate at Consumer Watchdog, told TechNewsWorld. “Congress was unable to act, so I suppose the Administration is taking steps.” He cautioned, however, that he had not seen a copy of the draft order.
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