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Consumer Watchdog Urges Gov. Brown To Veto Google’s Driverless Car Bill
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-292-1902 (cell)
Public Interest Group Terms Privacy Protections For New Technology Insufficient SANTA MONICA, CA – California Gov. Jerry Brown should veto a bill that allows Google’s driverless cars on the highway because it does not provide adequate privacy protections for users of the new technology, Consumer Watchdog said today.
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How Google Will Change Your Life
By Jeff Beer , CANADIAN BUSINESS
Friday, September 7, 2012
John Simpson is a former executive editor at Tribune Media and deputy editor of USA Today, now heading up Consumer Watchdog’s Inside Google project that focuses on the company’s dominance over the Internet. “We are not Google’s customers,” says Simpson. “We’re Google’s product. We use their services, that are now all combined, creating a digital dossier on us that becomes the real product offered to advertisers.”
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Judge Allows Challenge To Google Privacy Penalty
By Juliana Gruenwald , TECH DAILY DOSE BLOG - NATIONAL JOURNAL
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A federal judge has allowed a public interest group to challenge a $22.5 million fine Google agreed to pay earlier this month to settle allegations that it violated a consent decree it reached last year with the Federal Trade Commission related to violations of its privacy policies.
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Google, FTC Settlement Can Face Consumer Group Challenge
By Sara Forden , BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A public interest group won the right to oppose a $22.5 million consumer lawsuit settlement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google Inc. over a privacy breach of Apple Inc.’s Safari browser.
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Privacy Warriors Win Right To Fight Google’s Itty-Bitty FTC Payout
By Kelly Fiveash , THE REGISTER UK
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Opposition to Google's $22.5m privacy blunder settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission is heating up: lobby group Consumer Watchdog confirmed today it has won the right to file a brief against the deal.
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Consumer Watchdog Can File Against Google’s $22.5M FTC Settlement
By Rachel King , ZDNET.COM
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A federal judge returned with a brief order on Tuesday that allows Consumer Watchdog to oppose Google's $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
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Judge Allows Group To Oppose FTC Settlement With Google
By Grant Gross , PCWORLD.COM
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A judge has allowed privacy group Consumer Watchdog to move forward with an effort to oppose a US$22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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Challenge To FTC, Google Settlement
By Hayley Tsukayama , POST TECH - WASHINGTON POST BLOG
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Consumer Watchdog has won the right to oppose the Federal Trade Commission’s $22.5 billion challenge to a settlement with Google on privacy matters, the group said Wednesday.
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Court Allows Challenge To FTC’s $22.5M Google Settlement
By Tony Romm , POLITICO
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A federal judge late Tuesday granted Consumer Watchdog the ability to challenge the legal logic behind the FTC's settlement with Google over charges it misrepresented its tracking of Safari Web browser users.
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Google Could Face Challenge To Its Privacy Settlement With FTC
By Jessica Guynn , LOS ANGELES TIMES
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Consumer Watchdog is looking to get a shot at challenging Google’s $22.5-million settlementwith the Federal Trade Commission over alleged privacy violations.
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Consumer Watchdog Wins Right To Oppose $22.5 Million Google Settlement With FTC
CONTACT: John M. Simpson , 310-392-7041; or Carmen, 202-629-3043 (D.C. office)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. District Court Judge has granted Consumer Watchdog the right to oppose Google's record $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission because it allows the Internet giant to deny any wrongdoing.
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Consumer Group Files Motion To Oppose Google, FTC Settlement
By Zack Whittaker , ZDNET.COM
Friday, August 24, 2012
The settlement agreement between the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Google, which cost the search giant $22.5 million in penalty charges, is being challenged in court.
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Google Beefing Up Privacy Swat Team
By John P Mello Jr , PCWORLD.COM
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The search giant has posted a job notice for a data privacy engineer for its privacy "red team."
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