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Google, like Slick Willie Sutton, goes where the money is
Google is crowing about a decision from the European Court of Justice Tuesday that says it has the legal right to continue exploiting other people's good names in its quest to pile up more cash.
Continue reading...Signs Google is worried about AdMob deal
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Internet giant Google appears to be concerned that its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob is...
Continue reading...FTC May Put Kibosh On Google’s AdMob Deal
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Despite the fact that the mobile advertising market is still young and fragmented, U.S. regulators apparently are concerned that Google's proposed acquisition of AdMob could give it an unfair competitive advantage. Google got an inkling that the FTC might want to give the deal a second look shortly after it was announced. At the end of December, the company received a "second request" for additional information from the agency, Paul Feng, group product manager, wrote in Google's Public Policy blog. Shortly thereafter, two consumer groups -- Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy -- asked the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, arguing that it would lessen competition and harm consumers, advertisers and application developers, among others.
Continue reading...FTC reportedly seeking sworn statements in Google-AdMob deal
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Antitrust regulators are reported by Bloomberg news service to be seeking sworn statements from Google's competitors and advertisers as they continue to investigate the the Internet giant's proposed $750 million deal to buy AdMob.
Continue reading...Google Identifies Competitors
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Google sees an Internet far more crowded with competitors than just a year ago. At least, that's what the company is telling government regulators. Critics of Google's dominance in search — Americans use Google for about two thirds of U.S. searches, and the company has more than 70 percent of U.S. search advertising revenue, and about 90 percent in Europe — say the expanded list of competitors is an attempt by Google to paper over its dominance. "I think they are feeling the heat from several serious antitrust investigations, and that's reflected in the language they are using in the 10-K," said John Simpson, of Consumer Watchdog. He argued in a recent blog post that Google's statements that it has many competitors actually proves that "the opposite is actually true" and that "the real risk to Google's business is not from competition," but that regulators in the U.S. and Europe "will act in the interest of consumers and force the Internet giant to engage" in competition.
Continue reading...Google tries to highlight competition in SEC filing
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Google, under antitrust scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice, the ...
Continue reading...Google In Court Over Books Deal
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Search giant Google is facing its opponents in a New York court over long-delayed plans to create the world's largest online library. Critics say the pact would hand the search giant a monopoly over online books sales. Some 26 interested parties will be given time to outline any objections. "This case is the key showdown. It's high-noon time in front of a judge," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, one of the groups that objects to the settlement. "I do think all the books in the world should be digitised, but I think it is completely wrong to give one huge company control of that huge database and this is a very, very important matter," Mr Simpson said.
Continue reading...AdMob May Win Big Even As Privacy Debate Rages
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
It's these highly personalized capabilities that raise the hackles of privacy advocates, however. They raise a host of questions about "how the data is used and manipulated without the consumer understanding," said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. Those concerns are only heightened by the proposed acquisition by Google, which he said could bore deeper into personal information by coupling its rich user databases with AdMob's.
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Google search ad, what dat?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Super Bowl XLIV wasn't only a first for the New Orleans Saints, it was also a landmark for Internet giant, Google. The company actually bought an ad, one that ironically reveals exactly the privacy issues raised by the company that consumers should worry about.
Continue reading...Google’s 5 principles pay lip service to privacy
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Google decided to take note of International Data Privacy Day last week by publishing their five guiding privacy principles. Here are the bullet points and there is ...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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