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Consumer Groups Sound Alarm Over Google’s AdMob Buy
Google's plan to acquire mobile ad network AdMob in a US$750 million deal announced last month is under fire from two consumer groups, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy. The two have asked the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, arguing that it would substantially lessen competition in the mobile advertising market, harming consumers, advertisers and application developers, among others.
Continue reading...Privacy Watchdog Condemns Google For Effort To Defund It: Calls For Greater Corporate Disclosure About Lobbying Efforts And Independent Privacy Chief
Monday, February 23, 2009
Washington, DC -- Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court wrote Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt today questioning the company’s priorities following efforts by one of Google’s top executives to dissuade a charitable foundation from supporting the nonpartisan group’s privacy efforts.
Continue reading...Google Chrome Privacy Issues Prompts Plea To Google Execs
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Chief among the group's complaints is Google Suggest, a feature found in Chrome and other Google applications like Google Toolbar. In an effort to publicize what it claims are the privacy failings of Google...
Continue reading...Consumer Watchdog Exposes Google Privacy Problems & Calls For Attorneys General Investigation
Monday, November 3, 2008
Online Video Targets Google’s New “Chrome” Browser, Websites And Software Revealed SANTA MONICA, CA -- Consumer Watchdog has created a You Tube video showing how your computer could be having an unnoticed conversation about you with Google. The nonprofit group has called on Google’s founders and directors to adopt new privacy safeguards that allow for anonymous internet and software use. Watch the video here and read the letter to Google’s founders here.
Continue reading...Google’s Growth Makes Privacy Advocates Wary
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Perhaps the biggest threat to Google Inc.'s increasing dominance of Internet search and advertising is the rising fear, justified or not, that Google's broadening reach is giving it unchecked power. "Google Suggest" sends Google searches as you type, in hopes of anticipating your desires. So if you're keying in "Electoral College 2008 election," Google will offer multiple search queries along the way. First you'd be given results related to the term "electoral," then ones on the Electoral College in general, and finally you'd get links pertaining to Tuesday's presidential vote. This is what worries Consumer Watchdog: Say you key in something that could be embarrassing or deeply personal, but reconsider before you press "Enter." The autosuggest feature still sends this phrase to Google's servers, tied to your computer's numeric Internet Protocol (IP) address.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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