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Consumer Watchdog Launches Inside Google Website To Focus Light on Internet Giant
Consumer Watchdog today formally launched its new Website, Inside Google, to focus attention on the company’s activities and hold Google accountable for its actions. The sites’ URL is http://insidegoogle.com.
Continue reading...FTC Likely to Examine Google’s Wireless Gaffe
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Consumer advocacy group Consumer Watchdog said Monday it was sending the FTC a letter urging the agency to investigate the mishap. John Simpson, the group's consumer advocate, said he was concerned that Google's promise to get third-parties to review the software in question was insufficient.
Continue reading...Google Cars Pulled After Privacy “Mistake”
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
One of Google's most outspoken critics is Consumer Watchdog; and, after this latest news, it is renewing its call for a regulatory crackdown on the company.
Continue reading...Google’s WiFi Snoop – Who Knew and Who Didn’t?
Monday, May 17, 2010
"The FTC needs to ask what did Google know and when did Google know it,” says John Simpson. “Google’s suggestion for a third-party audit is inadequate...That would be like like getting to pick and pay the referees in a championship basketball game. This investigation must be done by a regulatory authority capable of imposing real sanctions."
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Calls on FTC to Investigate Google’s WiFi Snooping
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog today called on the Federal Trade Commission to launch an immediate probe of Google’s snooping on private WiFi networks as the Internet giant sent its Street View cars to gather information.
Continue reading...Watchdog Blasts Google Over Data Collection Mistake
Monday, May 17, 2010
"Once again Google has demonstrated a lack of concern for privacy," Consumer Watchdog Consumer Advocate John M. Simpson said in a statement. "Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar. Then a Google executive apologizes, mouthing bafflegab about how privacy matters to the company."
Continue reading...FTC Asked to Investigate Google Wi-Fi ‘Snooping’
Monday, May 17, 2010
Consumer Watchdog says the FTC should find out exactly what Google logged, how long it collected the information and what it ended up doing with it. "Google has demonstrated a history of pushing the envelope and then apologizing when its overreach is discovered," the group said Monday in a press release. "Given its recent record of privacy abuses, there is absolutely no reason to trust anything the Internet giant claims about its data collection policies."
Continue reading...Google Collecting Personal WiFi Data By Mistake
Saturday, May 15, 2010
John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group that is a frequent critic of Google, said the company had demonstrated a "lack of concern for privacy. Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar," Simpson said. "The takeaway from this incident is the clear need for government oversight and regulation of the data all online companies gather and store," he said.
Continue reading...Google Apologizes Over Wi-Fi Data Collection
Saturday, May 15, 2010
John Simpson from the Consumer Watchdog has said that appropriate government agencies must now ensure the data is appropriately deleted. "Once again Google has demonstrated a lack of concern for privacy," said Mr Simpson. "Its computer engineers run amok, push the envelope and gather whatever data they can until their fingers are caught in the cookie jar. Then a Google executive apologizes, mouthing bafflegab about how privacy matters to the company. "The takeaway from this incident is the clear need for government oversight and regulation of the data all online companies gather and store," he added.
Continue reading...Google Admits Wi-Fi Data Blunder
Saturday, May 15, 2010
John Simpson, from the Consumer Watchdog, told the BBC: "The problem is [Google] have a bunch of engineers who push the envelope and gather as much information as they can and don't think about the ramifications of that."
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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