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Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to Testify Before Congress on Wi-Spy Scandal
John M. Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog’s Privacy Project commented on the news, “A top Google executive will finally face serious questioning about the company’s behavior.”
Continue reading...Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt To Testify Before Senate Committee After Yearlong Campaign By Consumer Watchdog For Congressional Hearings
8. July 2011
SANTA MONICA, CA — Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee in September the committee said today. The announcement comes after an intensive campaign by Consumer Watchdog to require Schmidt’s sworn testimony before Congress that included two widely viewed satirical videos.
Continue reading...Google And The White House Too Chummy While Firm Under Investigation, Consumer Group Says
8. July 2011
A leading California consumer group has formally asked White House counsel to rule on the ethics of what it calls the Obama Administration’s “inappropriate” outreach — including State Dinner invites — to head honchos of Google, a firm reportedly under criminal investigation by the Justice Department.
Continue reading...U.S. Lawmakers Frustrated By Lack Of Answers About Google Street View Wi-spying
5. July 2011
In January, Consumer Watchdog released a report that detailed the range of the federal government’s current contracts with Google. The amount of cash the group found is only $40 million, a tiny amount compared to Google’s annual revenue of almost $30 billion. But the contracts give the company a competitive edge in key emerging markets, as well as highlight the deepening relationship between Google and the Obama administration — and the conflicts of interest that could potentially arise.
Continue reading...Tech’s Star CEOs Could Be Drag On Obama
28. June 2011
Jamie Court, who heads Consumer Watchdog, said it’s clear the Silicon Valley’s tech executives have cultivated a “hoodie and Converse” profile to mask what he says is a traditional corporate adherence to bottom-line profit concerns.
Continue reading...Google Defends Practices As FTC Launches Antitrust Probe
24. June 2011
Google confirmed Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation of the company, but posted an elaborate defense of its business practices. “Yesterday, we received formal notification from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it has begun a review of our business,” Google said in a blog post. “We respect the FTC’s […]
Continue reading...Consumer Group Says White House Is Too Friendly With Google
24. June 2011
Frequent Google critic Consumer Watchdog wrote to the White House Counsel on Friday arguing that President Obama and other administration officials must distance themselves from Google during pending federal investigations of the search giant.
Continue reading...Group Slams White House Google Links
24. June 2011
A consumer group says the White House must distance itself from Google while the company is the subject of a federal antitrust investigation.
Continue reading...ENGINE KNOCK – Feds launch antitrust probe into Google’s market influence
24. June 2011
Google “pretty clearly is using its dominant position to its own advantage,” said John Simpson, spokesman for Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocacy organization that has called for an investigation into Google’s practices for the past two years.
Continue reading...W.H. Warned To Distance From Google
24. June 2011
Consumer Watchdog is telling the White House that its cozy relationship with Google is inappropriate, given ongoing reviews by both the FTC and the Department of Justice.
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11. July 2011