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Consumer Watchdog Praises European Action on Google’s New Privacy Policy, Calls For FTC To Determine If Proposed Changes Violate Consent Agreement
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041; or cell: 310-292-1902
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today praised European data protection authorities for asking Google to delay implementation of its new privacy and data policies and said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should determine whether the new policies violate the terms of Google’s consent agreement with the commission.
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Google Centers Privacy Policies Around Google+
By Clint Boulton , EWEEK.COM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
This privacy practice changes will likely also provoke protests from the Electronic Information Privacy Center, which is currently opposing Search, plus your world, as well as the Consumer Watchdog agency.
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FTC Will Probe Google’s Search Update
Posted by John M. Simpson
Friday, January 13, 2012
Google's latest change to its search engine, dubbed "Search plus Your World" apparently has drawn the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission because of antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg News.
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Senators Call for Google Antitrust Probe
Posted by John M. Simpson
Monday, December 19, 2011
The top Senators on the Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee are expressing concern to the Federal Trade Commission over Google's business practices and the Internet giant's impact on competition in Internet search and commerce.
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Carrier IQ Defends Itself in Furor Over Smartphone Users’ Privacy
By David Sarno , LOS ANGELES TIMES
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Advocacy groups such as Free Press in Washington, D.C., and Consumer Watchdog in Santa Monica called for congressional and regulatory probes into Carrier IQ. And on Friday, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the company. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) sent the company a letter requesting information about its data collection practices.
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Consumer Watchdog Wants Probe of Carrier IQ, Carriers
By Grant Gross , COMPUTERWORLD
Friday, December 2, 2011
Consumer Watchdog has called for a U.S. government investigation of Carrier IQ, the maker of tracking software for mobile phones, and its users.
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Carrier IQ Faces Lawsuits, Lawmaker Seeks FTC Probe
By Elinor Mills , CNET.COM
Friday, December 2, 2011
The Consumer Watchdog activist group asked the U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the "Spyphone Scandal." "The probe should extend beyond the software developer, Carrier IQ, and include operating systems developers like Google and Apple as well as carriers and device manufacturers, the nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group said.
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Carrier IQ: Consumer Watchdog Asks Justice, FCC to Investigate
By Shaylin Clark , WEBPRONEWS.COM
Friday, December 2, 2011
Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog announced this afternoon that it has sent letters to the Justice Department and the FCC calling on them to investigate not only Carrier IQ, but also operating system makers, as well as handset manufacturers and phone carriers for their role in what it has dubbed the “Spyphone scandal.”
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All Eyes On Carrier IQ Following Spyware Allegations
By Richard Adhikari , TECHNEWSWORLD.COM
Thursday, December 1, 2011
"If they're gathering every individual's keystrokes, that's a tremendous invasion of privacy, John Simpson, director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog, told TechNewsWorld.
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Consumer Watchdog Calls For Criminal Charges Against Internet Executives As Feds Shut Down Scam Ads On Bing and Yahoo! After Earlier Action Focusing On Google
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-0522 x317
Monday, November 21, 2011
SANTA MONICA CA – Consumer Watchdog today said executives of leading Internet companies Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! should face criminal charges for their roles in allowing mortgage modification ad scammers to advertise on their sites.
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Google Profited From Illegal Mortgage Ads
By Emma Woollacott , TGDAILY.COM
Thursday, November 17, 2011
"Google should never have published these ads, but its executives turned a blind eye to these fraudsters for far too long because of the substantial revenue such advertising generates," says John Simpson, director of Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project. "The company cannot be allowed to benefit from these ill-gotten gains. Google must donate the money to aid homeowners who were victimized because of its callous quest for profits."
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Feds Shut Down Mortgage Scammers Who Used Google Ads
By Jay Greene , CNET.COM
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
One Google critic, the public advocacy firm, Consumer Watchdog, wants Google held accountable. It put out a report in February blasting Google for taking these fraudulent ads. They suggest that Google be fined in order to help compensate the victims of these scams.
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Consumer Watchdog Calls On Google To Donate Tainted Revenue From Deceptive Online Ads It Published As Feds Shut Down 85 Mortgage Modification Scammers
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-0522, x317
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called on Google to donate the tainted revenue it received from deceptive ads preying on vulnerable homeowners to non-profit groups that help consumers with credit problems, including homeowners seeking to avoid foreclosure. The mortgage modification scams were first revealed in a Consumer Watchdog report last February.
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