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Consumer Group Seeks Google, White House E-Mails
Consumer Watchdog said today it filed a Freedom of Information Act request for copies of e-mails traded between the White House’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Google Inc., his former employer. Andrew McLaughlin, previously the Mountain View search company’s chief policy executive, unwittingly revealed his exchanges with former colleagues when the Google Buzz service launched […]
Continue reading...Group Wants Ex-Google Staffer’s E-Mail
1. April 2010
The public interest group Consumer Watchdog filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Thursday asking to see emails between President Obama’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin and his former employer, Google. The critique that Google is closely tied to the administration picked up some steam earlier this week thanks to an Internet privacy […]
Continue reading...April Fool! Parodies on Google or is the joke on us?
1. April 2010
Google’s April Fool joke this year – renaming its search site “Topeka” – was a self-congratulatory disappointment compared with some of the funny self-parodies of previous years, for instance, here or here. The mayor of Topeka in March announced a month-long renaming of Kansas’ capital city to “Google, KS” as part of the city’s bid […]
Continue reading...Watchdog Group Requests White House Official’s E-mail After Google Buzz Mishap
1. April 2010
Consumer Watchdog has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to obtain e-mails between Internet policy chief Andrew McLaughlin and his former employer, Google Inc. McLaughlin, Google’s former top lobbyist, unwittingly revealed his frequent e-mail contacts on his Google Buzz profile in February. Now the […]
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Files White House FOIA Request For Ex-Googler’s Email
1. April 2010
White House Internet Policy Chief Andrew McLaughlin’s “Buzz” Profile Showed Continued Ties To Internet Giant WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Watchdog filed a Freedom of Information Act request today with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy seeking copies of email between Internet Policy chief Andrew McLaughlin and his former employer, Google Inc. The […]
Continue reading...Trust the Census; worry about Google
31. March 2010
Census Day – April 1 – got me thinking about the data the Census Bureau compiles about me. Google’s partnership with the bureau got me thinking about who has the most data and who poses…
Continue reading...Google’s Buzz outs White House aide, former Googler
30. March 2010
You might call it poetic justice. Remember the more than justifiable flap that ensued when Google launched
its Buzz social networking service as part of Gmail? People quickly
saw that the people they most frequently emailed were displayed publicly
on their profile.
Google is committed to openness — for everybody else
30. March 2010
Google
continues to demonstrate that when comes to a commitment to openness and transparency the Internet
giant is really talking about holding others to that standard,
certainly not itself.
Will Google’s PowerMeter give power to the people or spy on them?
26. March 2010
Sometime soon, my refrigerator could be spying on my late night ice cream binges. Right now it’s just a large frost-free appliance that doesn’t talk back. But when it starts to network on the Smart Grid via a meter and Google’s PowerMeter application, will Google be analyzing my high-cholesterol snacks?
Continue reading...As Google’s lobbyists’ efforts soar, they claim to speak for you
24. March 2010
It’s not surprising that Google wants clout in Washington and is willing to spend big bucks to ensure that its corporate voice is heard. What surprised me, though, is the…
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1. April 2010