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Google Privacy Policy Changes Pressed For By EU Board
John Simpson, of Consumer Watchdog, a group critical of Google, says in a statement that Google acted with "complete disregard" for users' privacy. "I am glad the European Union is calling out their abuses, but am disappointed that American consumers must look across the Atlantic to see privacy rights defended," Simpson said.
Continue reading...Drive Toward Autonomous Cars Shouldn’t Be So Automatic, Critics Warn
Monday, October 8, 2012
Consumer privacy also is at risk through the new legislation, says John Simpson, privacy project supervisor for the nonprofit advocacy group Consumer Watchdog. California’s new driverless-auto law “gives the user no control over what data will be gathered and how the information will be used,” Simpson tells WardsAuto. “That’s where we have a problem.”
Continue reading...You Have No Privacy. Get Over It
Thursday, October 4, 2012
"Google has demonstrated an ability to out-maneuver government regulators repeatedly and ride roughshod over the privacy rights of consumers. Google continues to be disingenuous about its practices," says John Simpson, privacy project director at US organization Consumer Watchdog.
Continue reading...FTC Estimates Google’s Privacy Hack Earned Up To $4 million
Monday, October 1, 2012
One of the things you hear when companies try to minimize the impact of privacy violations is an attempt to claim there was no financial harm to consumers. However, in an interesting development the Federal Trade Commission is now publicly estimating that Google's hack around Apple's Safari browser privacy settings earned the Internet giant up to $ 4 million.
Continue reading...Google’s Driverless Car Raises Safety And Privacy Concerns
Monday, October 1, 2012
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.
Continue reading...Auto Outlook: Robo-Cars Legal In Calif.
Sunday, September 30, 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.
Continue reading...Google Well Poised To Privatize The Web
Thursday, September 27, 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.
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Urges ICANN To Reject Google, Amazon Applications To Buy Generic Internet Domains
Thursday, September 27, 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 […]
Continue reading...Self-Driving Cars Now Legal In California
Wednesday, September 26, 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.
Continue reading...California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Driverless Car Law
Wednesday, September 26, 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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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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